China strongly condemns Bhutto's assassination

China on Friday expressed shock at the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and "strongly condemns" the attack.

BEIJING: China on Friday expressed shock at the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and "strongly condemns" the attack.

Foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said China "is shocked at the killing of Pakistan's opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and strongly condemns the terrorist attack," a news agency said.

"We also extend condolence to the families of Bhutto and other victims," he said, according to a news agency.

Pakistan's opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated yesterday in an attack by a suicide bomber and gunmen who shot her in the neck and chest as she was leaving an election rally here in Rawalpindi.
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