Taiwan intelligence warns of possible terror strikes in China

Taiwan’s spy chief said on Monday that the island had received a warning of possible terrorist attacks in China as the mainland holds its annual parliamentary session. [caption id=“attachment_972349” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File photo of blast at Chinese airport last year. AP[/caption] National Security Bureau head Tsai De-sheng told a legislative committee on Monday that the NSB had passed on a warning of planned attacks at Beijing airport and the city’s subway system to Chinese authorities, following its receipt on 4 March. It comes as China’s National People’s Congress holds its annual session, which opened 5 March and closes Thursday. It also came three days after a knife attack by a group of people at a railway station in Kunming, China, left 29 people dead. Police had shot dead four of the attackers. Tsai said the receipt of the warning prompted stepped up security measures at Taiwanese airports, particularly on Beijing-bound flights. He said it had no connection to a Malaysia Airlines flight bound for Beijing that has been missing since early Saturday. AP