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Coffins of Chinese victims killed in Mali's terror attack return home

Xinhua, November 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

The coffins of three Chinese victims

killed in a hostage situation at a hotel in Mali's capital Bamako last week were returned to their homeland on Friday.

The three victims, who were all executives of China Railway Construction Corporation Limited, were killed in a hostage situation at the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital Bamako during an attack by the Jihadist Al-Murabitoun group last Friday.

The attack killed 27 people, including three Chinese nationals, while four other Chinese citizens were rescued.

More than 100 other hostages were rescued by Malian forces at the hotel.

"China expresses indignation at and strongly condemns this atrocity," said Hong Lei, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, in a statement released one day after the attack.

China will continue to work with the international community to effectively safeguard the safety and legal rights of Chinese nationals and institutions abroad, Hong said. Endi