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Pakistan condemns terror attack at Chinese Embassy in Bishkek

Xinhua, August 31, 2016 Adjust font size:

Pakistan on Tuesday condemned the terrorist attack at the Chinese embassy in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.

The Chinese Embassy in Bishkek was the site of a car bomb Tuesday morning. Three people employed by the embassy were injured in the attack.

"The government of Pakistan condemns in strongest terms, the cowardly terrorist attack at the Chinese embassy in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, this morning. We stand in solidarity with the People's Republic of China at this difficult time," the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said.

"We express our solidarity with the government of the People's Republic of China. Our sympathies are also with the government of Kyrgyz Republic, whose nationals were injured in this brutal terrorist attack and pray for their speedy recovery," a Foreign Ministry statement said.

The statement added that Pakistan reiterates its condemnation of terrorism in all forms and manifestations. Endit