Kyrgyz authorities identified the attacker as a member of the Turkic Muslim Uighur (WEE-gur) minority group native to Xinjiang. It said he was a member of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, acting on the orders of Uighur militants in Syria linked to the al-Nusra Front, which has ties to al-Qaida.
Hua said China would further boost international anti-terror cooperation.
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