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1st LD-Writethru: China strongly condemns terrorist attack near Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan

Xinhua, August 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

China strongly condemned a terrorist attack near the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in a press release Tuesday evening.

The Chinese Embassy in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, was the site of a car bomb Tuesday morning, injuring three people employed by the embassy, spokesperson Hua Chunying told a press conference Tuesday afternoon.

In the press release, Hua called terrorism "a public enemy of the international community," as well as the most serious threat in the region.

Hua said that China was ready to cooperate with Kyrgyzstan and other countries in the region to fight terrorism and maintain regional safety and stability.

Stressing that China opposes terrorism in any form, she said China would continue to ensure the safety of the Chinese people and institutions in other countries. Endi