Beijing Oct 31 (IANS) China on Tuesday condemned the killing of its two nationals who were abducted in Pakistan and asked Islamabad to bring the perpetrators to book.
A day after Pakistan officially confirmed the death of Li Xinheng and Meng Lisi who were abducted in Balochistan in May Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said: "Pakistan has confirmed that the two kidnapped Chines citizens were killed."
"We express our deep condolences to the victims and our sincere sympathy to the relatives of the victims " Hua said. "We hope Pakistan will continue its all-out efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice.
"China condemns all forms terrorism and the violent acts on innocent civilians."
Pakistan has said the two Chinese were working for a South Korean missionary while claiming to learn Urdu and killed by the Islamic State.
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