China says Islamist's holy war message proves terror threat

BEIJING (Reuters) - An Islamist militant group's speech claiming responsibility for a deadly car crash in Beijing's Tiananmen Square should silence sceptics regarding the threat of terror within China's borders, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

A group calling itself the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) has released a Uighur-language audio speech by its leader, Abdullah Mansour, in which he said the incident carried out by its mujahideen, or holy warriors, was only the beginning of attacks on Chinese authorities.