China Protests Border Shooting Deaths

June 08 2010

North Korea

China's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that three suspected Chinese smugglers were killed and a fourth wounded by North Korean border guards on Friday, Reuters reports.

Beijing has formally complained to North Korea, and an investigation was launched, a ministry spokesman said.

The victims were said to be citizens of the border town of Dandong in Liaoning province.

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