A total five Chinese nationals were attacked on August 9 in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, resulting in three dead and one missing, with another found alive and is currently in the custody of the Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan. According to embassy officials on August 10, a search is being conducted for the missing Chinese and a criminal investigation is underway.
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3 Chinese citizens killed, 2 missing in Afghanistan: Chinese embassy
| Date |
August 9, 2013 |
Location
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An apartment building in central Kabul, Afghanistan
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| Attacker |
Unknown |
| Victims |
Five self-employed Chinese |
| Result |
Three Chinese nationals dead, one man and two women; one found alive and one still missing |
Chinese government
The [Chinese] embassy had urged the Afghan government to take all practical methods necessary to investigate the crime and arrest the criminals, and ensure the safety and security of the Chinese citizens and institutions in Afghanistan.
Gen. Mohammad Zahir, head of criminal investigations for the Kabul police
The bodies were discovered Friday morning, but that it was unclear when they had been killed.
Source: New York Times
Sher Ali, owner of the apartment where the five victims lived
[Ali ] was unsure what the renters did. He said he had signed the rental agreement for $450 a month with a Chinese Muslim, a man the landlord thought to be pious. The landlord said that man had since been picked up for questioning by agents he believed to be with the Afghan intelligence service.
"All I know is that the man I rented the apartment to was a good Muslim."
Source: New York Times
Comments:
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Of course, under international norms, every host country has a solemn obligation to protect the legal rights of Chinese nationals living, studying or travelling there and guarantee their personal and property safety. And if anything dangerous happens to them, the host country need to act quickly to bring them back to safety and make sure the justice is served and the criminals are held accountable.
Approximately 80 Chinese reside in Afghanistan, mainly conducting business involving building materials, commodity wholesale and restaurants. Most rent cheap apartments and cannot afford security guards.
Source: Legal Mirror
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遇袭身亡 yùxí shēnwáng
“遇” v. meet; encounter; see; come across（Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》）
“袭” v. make a surprise attack; raid （Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》）
“身亡” v. to die （Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》）
“遇袭身亡” v. be killed during an attack
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