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Report: 2 Chinese killed in Laos suspected bombing attack | Report: 2 Chinese killed in Laos suspected bombing attack |
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BEIJING — Two Chinese citizens have been killed and one injured in a suspected bomb attack in Laos, China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported Monday. | |
The bombing took place about 8:00 a.m. on Sunday in the remote mountainous province of Xaysomboun when the victims, one of whom was employed by a Chinese mining company, were riding in a vehicle, Xinhua reported. | |
Chinese diplomats have visited the survivor, identified by the surname Zhou, and have requested a swift investigation into the incident, Xinhua said. | |
China is a major investor in Laos’ rich abundance of minerals and other natural materials and shares its one-party form of authoritarian communist government. A special Chinese presidential envoy, Song Tao, is due to visit the country this week, Xinhua said. | |
Located in central Laos, Xaysomboun was closed to tourists for decades after once serving as the center of a secret U.S.-backed guerrilla-led war against communist forces. | |
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