Chinese president, PM condole Dhaka attack
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang sent separate condolence messages on the terror attack in Dhaka café that left 22 people including foreigners dead on July 1.
Xi Jinping wrote to his Bangladesh counterpart President Md Abdul Hamid and Li Keqiang to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina respectively in separate letters issued July 4.
The Chinese president in his message said, “I would like to extend the deep condolences to the victims and sincere sympathies to the injured and the bereaved families,” adding that China opposes terrorism of any form, and condemns terrorists’ acts in the strongest terms.
Echoing him, in a separate message Prime Minister Li Keqiang said, “China will, as always, firmly support the unremitting efforts by the Bangladeshi government and people to maintain national security and stability and combat terrorism.”
Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also in a message to his Bangladesh counterpart, Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali expressed his country’s willingness to enhance cooperation to combat terrorism.
Twenty hostages were brutally murdered during the chilling siege on July 1 before the commandoes stormed the popular hangout in Dhaka's diplomatic zone next morning.
Nine Italians, seven Japanese, two Bangladeshis, one Bangladeshi-American and one Indian were killed among others.
To policemen were also killed on the day of the attack at Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan.
Thirteen hostages were rescued while six of the gunmen, who attacked the upscale eatery on Road 79 Friday night, were killed in the 50-minute army-led joint forces operation codenamed "Operation Thunderbolt".
The seventh attacker was held in the operation beginning at 7:40am, officials said.
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