East Turkistan Islamic Movement Suspects

(Beijing, China) Chinese authorities have identified a list of six most-wanted terrorism suspects and taken action to freeze their assets.

The six are all believed to be core members of “East Turkistan Islamic Movement”, a terrorist group in Pakistan, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Public Security on Thursday.

They all hail from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, it said.

"They have participated in organizing, planning, recruiting, and carrying out terrorist acts against Chinese targets within and outside the country," said a ministry press officer.

The most-wanted terrorist suspects are:

- Nurmemet Memetmin, 47,

- Abdulkyum Kurban, 30,

- Paruh Tursun, 40,

- Tursunjan Ebibla, 31,

- Nurmemet Raxit, 42, and

- Mamat Imin Nurmamat, 29.

The men are considered direct and real threats to China. The Chinese government seeks help from other nations in capturing the suspects.