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Sunday, May 9, 1999 Published at 16:00 GMT 17:00 UK


World: Asia-Pacific

China to transport dead from Belgrade


A delegation of Chinese officials arrived in Belgrade on Sunday to arrange for the return of the bodies of those killed in the embassy bombing.

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, Sun Yuxi, said three people were killed -- all journalists . Two were a young married couple working for the Guongming Daily, a third, a woman, was accredited to the Xinhua news agency. He said more than twenty people were injured.

Mr. Sun said be believed three missiles hit the embassy complex with one of them landing on the ambassador's residence which is set apart from the main building.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service



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