BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- A Beijing Olympics official said Monday that the organizers are confident and capable of holding a worry-free Olympic Games with the support of Chinese government and assistance of the international community.
Sun Weide, a media official with the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 29th Olympic Games (BOCOG), made the remarks at a press conference Monday morning when he was asked about the attack on a border armed police division in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
"We are not clear about (the event), (and we) need to check the facts with the police in Xinjiang," he said at the press conference.
The Chinese government and the BOCOG have paid great attention to the security of the Beijing Games, Sun said at the press conference.
"An effective command system has been established, and we have strengthened cooperation in security work, including information exchange and the combat against terrorism, with other countries especially those which hosted the Games before," Sun said.
"We have strengthened security in all Olympic venues and in the Olympic village. We are well-prepared to deal with any kinds of threats," Sun added.
"We have not obtained further information about the incident," Sun told Xinhua over the telephone on Monday afternoon.
The attack left 16 policemen killed and 16 others injured in Kashi of Xinjiang when they were jogging outside the police division in a morning exercise.
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, who
is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the
Communist Party of China Central Committee, talks with volunteers when he
visits the Ditan Olympic Culture Square in Dongcheng District, one of 26
of its kind in Beijing, China, Aug. 2, 2008. Xi Jinping paid an inspection
tour in Beijing on the Olympic service works. (Xinhua/Li
Xueren) Photo
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BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi
Jinping on Saturday called for good preparations for the Olympic Games to ensure
safe and efficient city operation during the event.
Xi, also member of the Standing Committee of the
Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the
remarks when he inspected the logistic, service and security work for the
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