Dead body of Chinese hostage returns to China
17/10/2004 9:27
The dead body of Wang Peng, the victimized Chinese hostage in Pakistan,
returned to this capital city of east China's Shandong Province last
night.
Wang Peng was killed in a military operation launched by Pakistan
forces Thursday to free the two Chinese hostages. Wang Ende, the rescued
hostage, had returned to Beijing on Friday night.
On behalf of the Chinese
government, Vice Governor of Shandong Xie Yutang extended condolence to Wang
Peng and expressed sympathy for his family and for Wang Ende.
The Chinese
side strongly condemned the terrorist act to kidnap hostages, Xie said, noting
that governments and peoples of China and Pakistan will continue to make efforts
for promoting friendly and cooperative ties between the two sides.
Pakistani
ambassador to China Riaz Mohammad Khan extended the great grief from the
Pakistani government and people, saying that it is the crime of terrorism that
caused this tragedy.
The Pakistani government will ensure the security of
Chinese friends there within capacity, Riaz said.
Gunmen kidnapped Wang Ende
and Wang Peng, the engineers working on a water dam and a canal in the region
for the China National Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Group
Corporation, on Oct. 9 near Jandala in Pakistan's restive South Waziristan
Tribal Agency bordering Afghanistan.
Chinese President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen
Jiabao and other leaders attached great importance to the hostage issue and
showed deep concern over the security of the hostages. In order to deal with the
aftermath of the issue, the Chinese side had dispatched working teams for
Pakistan.
Concerned departments of China and Pakistan will continue to make
consultations over further taking effective measures to ensure the security of
Chinese citizens in Pakistan, sources with the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
Xinhua News
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