Olympics will be safe, says China :

Days before the Olympic Games open in Beijing, the Chinese authorities have said they are confident that athletes and spectators will be safe.
This assurance comes after an attack which killed 16 policemen in the restive Muslim region of Xinjiang.
A spokesman for the Beijing Games Organising Committee said preparations had been made to meet every conceivable threat at Games' venues.
Chinese media have blamed separatist Muslim militants for the attack.
"China has focused on strengthening security and protection around Olympic venues and at the Olympics Village, so Beijing is already prepared to respond to any threat," Beijing Games spokesman Sun Weide was quoted as saying.
The International Olympic Committee said it also believed the Chinese authorities had done everything possible "to ensure the security and safety of everyone at the Games".