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1st LD: UN Security Council slams terrorist bomb attack on Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan

Xinhua, September 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

The UN Security Council on Thursday "condemned in the strongest terms the serious terrorist bomb attack" against the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Aug. 30, which caused injuries of the embassy staff.

"The members of the Security Council expressed their deep sympathy to the injured and their families and to the government of China and the government of Kyrgyzstan," the 15-nation UN body said in a press statement issued here Thursday night. "They wished a speedy recovery to those injured in this heinous terrorist attack."

The council members noted the ongoing efforts of the Kyrgyz government to fully investigate this terrorist attack and "underlined the need to bring the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors to justice," the statement said.

The council members also urged all nations, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with relevant governments and authorities in this regard, the statement said.

The Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan was attacked Tuesday morning by a suicide car bomber, in which the lone assailant was killed and five others were injured, besides serious material damage. Endi