The three Chinese nationals who died in bomb attacks on
Jordanian hotels this week, which killed 57 and wounded up to 300,
have been identified by the Foreign Ministry, according
to a press release on its website yesterday.
They were members of a delegation from the University of
National Defense who were staying at one of three hotels targeted
in the Jordanian capital Amman, the press release said.?
The defense ministry’s Foreign Affairs Office identified the
dead as Sun Jingbo, Zhang Kangping and Pan Wei, aged 41, 42 and 44
respectively.
The one Chinese citizen known to have been wounded, 42-year-old
Yao Liqiang, suffered from a leg fracture and was under medical
treatment at a military hospital but out of danger, according to
the Foreign Affairs Office.
The other members of the delegation have been transferred to one
of Jordan's military bases under a Jordanian army escort, the
office said.
Foreign Ministry officials said the delegation was staying at
the Days Inn hotel, which was hit along with the Grand Hyatt and
Radisson SAS.
They were returning to the hotel at around 9:00 PM local time on
Wednesday after a welcoming dinner at the Chinese embassy when a
bomb four to five meters outside the hotel went off, killing one on
the spot and wounding another three. Two died later in
hospital.
A working team dispatched to Amman by the government to help
deal with the aftermath of the attacks left Beijing at 6:30 PM
yesterday. It included defense and foreign ministry officials and
was accompanied by victims’ family members.
Chinese leaders have expressed strong condemnation for the
attacks and sent condolences to victims and their
relatives.?
President Hu Jintao
also sent a message of condolence to Jordanian King Abdullah II,
and Premier Wen
Jiabao advised institutions and visiting teams in foreign
countries to take necessary steps to guarantee the safety of people
and property.
The Foreign Ministry has advised Chinese nationals to avoid
traveling to Jordan at the moment.?
So far, no organizations have claimed responsibility for the
attacks.
(Xinhua News Agency November 11, 2005)