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CHINA

U.S. Embassy warns of terror threats

BEIJING — The U.S. government yesterday warned of possible terrorist threats to American interests and places where Americans gather in China, particularly in major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

The notice, posted on the Web site of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and transmitted by e-mail to American citizens, said the warning was based on unconfirmed information. An embassy spokeswoman said Americans were not being urged to alter their travel plans or normal business.

Although China has battled sporadic violence from separatist Muslims in its northwestern province bordering Central Asia, the country has largely escaped terrorism by international groups.

CHINA

28 Christians held in raid on service

SHANGHAI — Chinese authorities detained 28 Christians in a raid on an unauthorized church service at a private home, an overseas monitoring group said yesterday.

Three members of the nondenominational Protestant congregation, including the host and the presiding minister, still were being held, the Texas-based China Aid Association said. Some of the other Christians were released after paying $200 fines, the group said.

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

Russia returns war-crimes suspect

SARAJEVO — Russia has handed over to Bosnia Dragan Zelenovic, a Bosnian Serb wanted by the United Nations war-crimes tribunal for rape and torture, the Balkan country’s war-crimes court said yesterday.

Russia transferred Mr. Zelenovic to the Bosnian authorities on Thursday after the U.N. war-crimes tribunal’s Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte accused Moscow of dragging its feet over the case.

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