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China condemns terrorist attack on St. Petersburg subway

Xinhua, April 4, 2017 Adjust font size:

China strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the St. Petersburg subway that killed at least 11 people, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Tuesday.

At least 11 people were killed and 45 were injured in the explosion, which occurred on the St. Petersburg subway between Sennaya Ploschad and Technologichesky Institute stations on Monday, Russian Minister of Health Veronika Skvortsova told reporters.

"China is deeply shocked by and strongly condemns the terrorist attack. China extends profound condolences to the victims and sincere sympathies to the families of the victims and the injured," Hua said.

Calling terrorism a common enemy of mankind, Hua said China is willing to work with Russia and the international community to tackle the threat and challenges of terrorism to maintain world peace and security. Endi