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China says report of IS killing Chinese hostage to be further verified

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2015-11-19 08:36Xinhua Editor: Gu Liping

China voiced "great shock" about a report saying a Chinese hostage held by the Islamic State (IS) had been killed, saying the report need to be further verified.

"The Chinese side noticed the report and was greatly shocked," said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei in a press release, adding the information need to be further verified.

Hong said the Chinese government had been trying to rescue the hostage with all-out efforts since the kidnapping happened.

Earlier in September, the IS said it had captured a Chinese and a Norwegian hostage, who were identified by IS's English-language magazine Dabiq as Fan Jinghui, a freelance consultant from China, and Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad from Norway.

The group did not specify when or where the two had been captured.

The Foreign Ministry said then that the description given by the IS about Fan matches a Chinese missing abroad, adding that China is firmly opposed to violence against innocent civilians.

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IS allegedly kills Chinese, Norwegian hostages

The Islamic State (IS) has purportedly killed a Chinese and a Norwegian hostage, according to a magazine published by the group.

The extremist group included images of blood-tainted bodies of two men on the second-to-last page of the latest issue of its English-language magazine Dabiq, saying they had been "executed."

Earlier in September, the IS said it had captured a Chinese and a Norwegian man, who were identified by Dabiq as Fan Jinghui, a freelance consultant from China, and Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad from Norway.

The group did not specify when or where the two had been captured.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said then that the description given by the IS about Fan matches a Chinese missing abroad, adding that China is firmly opposed to violence against innocent civilians.

The alleged executions cannot be confirmed so far. 

  

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