L Hasan Mahsum (also known as Ashan Sumut or Hasang Zunduluohe), male, of the Uygur ethnic group, was born in 1964. A native of Alaf Township in Shule (Kunixar) County, Kashi Prefecture of Xinjiang, he now heads the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement.

Hasan Mahsum gathered together a band of Xinjiang religious extremists to form the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement, of which he served as chairman, after he fled abroad in 1997. His gang was responsible for a murder in Moyu County of Hotan on December 14, 1999, and robbery and murder cases on February 4 the same year in Urumqi. In total, six innocent people were killed. After the September 11 incident in the United States, he continued plotting and carrying out terrorist activities.

L Muhanmetemin Hazret, male, of the Uygur ethnic group, was born in 1950. A native of Moyu County in Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang. He established the Eastern Turkistan Liberation Organization in 1996. He has set up branches in Central Asian nations like Kazakhstan and Kirghizstan, and is behind a series of robberies and murders in the two countries in the last few years.

L Dolqun Isa, male, of the Uygur ethnic group, was born on September 2, 1967. A native of Aksu, Xinjiang, he is one of the key members of the Eastern Turkistan Liberation Organization and has been head of the World Uygur Youths Congress for many years. Since he fled abroad, he has organized and participated in all sorts of terrorist activities launched by the Eastern Turkistan Liberation Organization.

L Abudujelili Kalakash, male, of the Uygur ethnic group, and born in 1960, is a native of Moyu County in Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. He heads the East Turkistan Information Centre terrorist organization and is a key member of the World Uygur Youths Congress.

In April 1999, Abudujelili Kalakash and other diehard terrorists decided to carry out terrorist activities in Africa, and planned a series of bomb attacks against Chinese embassies there. Between January and March 2003, he and another terrorist plotted on the Internet to carry out bombings on the railway between Lanzhou of Gansu Province and Hami of Xinjiang.

L Abudukadir Yapuquan (original name Yabudukader Emit), male, of the Uygur ethnic group, was born in 1958. A native of Uapqan Township, Shufu County, Kashi Prefecture of Xinjiang, he is a key member of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement.

He is responsible for organizing and implementing a series of robberies and murders such as the December 14 case in Moyu County of Hotan Prefecture in 1999 and the February 4 Case in Urumqi, which resulted in deaths and injuries of innocent people.

L Abudumijit Muhammatkelim (also known as Zibibulla), male, of the Uygur ethnic group, was born in September 1967. A native of Shufu County of Kashi Prefecture, Xinjiang, he is one of the chiefs of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement mainly responsible for personnel training and exterior liaison duties. He has organized and masterminded several killings, robberies and bombings.

L Abudula Kariaji (formerly named Abudulla Dawut), male, of the Uygur ethnic group, was born in December 1969. A native of Shache County of Kashi Prefecture, Xinjiang, he is a key member of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement. Abudula Kariaji fled to Afghanistan in 1995 and later served as vice chairman of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement. In 1998 and 2001, he dispatched members of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement to sneak into China, raise funds, recruit members and made weapons and explosive devices in Xinjiang.

L Abulimit Turxun, male, of the Uygur ethnic group, was born in May 1964. A native of Urumqi City, Xinjiang, he is a key member of the Eastern Turkistan Liberation Organization. He fled abroad in 1997. In early May 1998, he sent terrorists into China who made more than 40 chemical combustible devices and used them in 15 consecutive attacks on some big stores and wholesale markets in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, on May 23. In June 1998, he killed four Uygurs and dismembered their bodies, to prevent possible information leaks by two members who intended to quit the terrorist group.

L Hudaberdi Haxerbik, male, of the Uygur ethnic group, was born in August 1970. A native of the Hui Autonomous Township of Yuqunweng in Yining County, Xinjiang, he is a key member of the Eastern Turkistan Liberation Organization. On April 6, 1998, Hudaberdi Haxerbik smuggled large quantities of arms and ammunition, hand grenades and explosive devices into China through the land port of Horgos in preparation for terrorist activities.

L Yasen Muhammat, alias Yasen Kari, male, of the Uygur ethnic group, was born in 1964. He is a native of Boskem Town, Zepu County of Xinjiang. On August 23 1999, Yasen Muhammat and four other terrorists shot dead police officer Hudaberd and his son Aiez in Boskem Township of Zepu County. On October 24, 1999, he and other accomplices shot dead security assistant Altawula, injured police officer Wang Yazhou and security assistant Muhmed Yizemu, and killed Mehmut Yidelis, a suspected thief who was detained in the station for questioning.

L Atahan Abuduhani, male, of the Uygur ethnic group, was born in May 1964. A native of Luoke Town, Yecheng County of Xinjiang, he fled abroad in December 1984, and kept close contact with "Eastern Turkistan'' organizations outside China. In August 1991, Atahan Abuduhani smuggled 7 handguns and 180 bullets into China, with which his accomplices robbed a security van belonging to the Shayar County branch of the Agricultural Bank of China in Xinjiang on November 13 that year, causing heavy life and property losses.

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