Foreign and Military Affairs
No Chinese citizens taken hostage in Pakistan
Updated: 2011-05-23 19:10
(Xinhua)
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MixxBEIJING - No Chinese nationals were taken hostage in a terrorist attack on an air force base in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi late Sunday night, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu confirmed in a press release here on Monday.
A total of 13 Pakistani army personnel including 11 navy officers and two rangers were killed in the fight which broke out about 10:30 pm local time Sunday night, according to the latest local report.
Jiang said, as a friendly neighbor of Pakistan, China supports the efforts of Pakistani government and people in maintaining the country's social stability.
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