3 victims in #Mali hotel siege confirmed as China Railway Construction Corp. executives https://t.co/6dHN8mzn2x pic.twitter.com/OwWSM8VdoK
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) November 21, 2015
Three senior Chinese executives were killed in the Mali hotel siege, state-owned China Railway Construction Corp has confirmed. The victims were identified as the general manager for the corporation’s international group, Zhou Tianxiang; a deputy general manager of the international group, Wang Xuanshang; and the general manager of the group’s West Africa division, Chang Xuehui.
The announcement came after China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that three Chinese nationals were killed during Friday’s attack in Mali. Four other Chinese nationals were rescued from the hostage situation. China has condemned the attack in the strongest terms.
With files from RT
