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SCMP Reporter

State television yesterday aired new videos reportedly found on the computers and mobile phones of attackers behind last year's car crash in Tiananmen Square that killed two tourists and injured 40.
The footage showed a man named as Usmen Hasan leading a swearing-in ceremony on a hill in Urumqi, Xinjiang, before the group launched a "jihad", according to China Central Television.
Watch the CCTV video footage : 

Usmen Hasan was also seen burning the flags of China, the United States, Germany, Malaysia, Pakistan and Uzbekistan.
The footage was aired a day after state media reported the execution of eight people for terror attacks in Xinjiang, including three who "masterminded" the Tiananmen Square attack.
Usmen Hasan, his wife and mother were all reportedly in the car and died at the scene after the vehicle hit Jinshui Bridge in front of the Tiananmen gate tower and exploded in October.
The executions were punishment for crimes ranging from setting up a terrorist operation and illegally making explosives, to attacking police officers and killing government officials, Xinhua said.
Some of the people executed were blamed for attacks in the Xinjiang prefecture of Aksu, the city of Kashgar and the town of Hotan, Xinhua said.
The World Uyghur Congress said the executed individuals paid a heavy price but the root causes of the issues had been overlooked.
"The lawyers, to accomplish political ends, led them to accept China's charges, and skirted the causes of the issue," spokesman Dilxat Raxit said yesterday.
"It's a typical case of the law serving political ends."
WATCH: Unseen footage of Tiananmen Square attack caught on CCTV



CCTV airs Xinjiang terror group video of 'jihad launch'

The footage showed a man named as Usmen Hasan leading a swearing-in ceremony on a hill in Urumqi, Xinjiang, before the group launched a "jihad".

A man was seen burning the national flag of China.

Police cars block off the roads after the attack in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing. Photo: AFP

The three men behind the attack stood on trial in June. Photo: Reuters

Three sentenced to death as court reveals unseen footage of Tiananmen Square attack

The three sentenced to death for their role in the attack in Beijing last October – from left, Husanjan Wuxur, Yusup Umarniyaz and Yusup Ahmat. Photos: Screengrabs from CCTV

The three men sentenced to death watch as the court displays evidence of their "terrorist activities", in a CCTV report. Photos: Screengrabs from CCTV

Top (L-R): Gulnar Tuhtiniyaz, Bujanat Abdukadir, Abla Niyaz and Tursunjan Abliz. Bottom (L-R): Yusup Ahmat, Tohti Mehmat, Husanjan Wuxur and Yusup Umarniyaz. Photos: Screengrabs from CCTV

The SUV engulfed in flames after ramming into a crowd at Tiananmen Square, killing five and injuring 40 others. Photo: AFP

The SUV engulfed in flames after ramming into a crowd at Tiananmen Square, killing five and injuring 40 others. Photo: SCMP Pictures

A Weibo photo shows the aftermath after the car accident in Tiananmen. Islamic militants were blamed for planning and carrying out the attack. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Clockwise from top left: The car rams through the northern edge of the square, driving into a crowd, then hits bystanders as it crashes into a barrier. Then the car bursts into flames. Photos: Screengrabs from CCTV

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State television yesterday aired new videos reportedly found on the computers and mobile phones of attackers behind last year's car crash in Tiananmen Square that killed two tourists and injured 40.
