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1st Ld: President Xi attends state memorial ceremony for Nanjing Massacre victims

Xinhua,December 13, 2017 Adjust font size:

NANJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the state memorial ceremony here Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of Nanjing Massacre.

Some other senior officials were also present at the ceremony held in the eastern city of Nanjing, Jiangsu province.

The memorial ceremony started at 10 a.m. Xi and the senior officials joined representatives of all walks of life at the ceremony and paid silent tribute for one minute to the massacre victims as sirens howled over the city. Enditem