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China Railway Construction Corporation Limited confirms staff casualties in Mali

Xinhua, November 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

China Railway Construction Corporation Limited confirmed Saturday in an online statement that three executives of the company were killed in a hostage-taking situation at a hotel in Mali's capital Bamako.

In the statement posted on its official website, the company expressed deep sorrow and sent heartfelt condolences to the families of the casualties and strongly condemned the terrorists' brutality.

The statement came after the Chinese embassy confirmation on Friday that three Chinese citizens were killed in Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, while four other Chinese citizens were rescued. Endi