China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday "strongly condemned" the attack by armed jihadists on a hotel in Mali which left three Chinese nationals dead, according to a government statement, among at least 21 killed. Gun-toting jihadists took more than 100 people hostage for around nine hours at a luxury hotel in Mali's capital Bamako on Friday.
The Chinese leader expressed his condolences to the families of the victims, as he urged government agencies to increase work to protect citizens abroad and called on the international community to do more to prevent violent acts. "China will strengthen co-operation with international society to resolutely fight violent terrorist activities that hurt innocent lives, to maintain world peace and tranquillity," Xi said in a statement posted on the website of China's foreign ministry. State-owned China Railway Construction Corp, the country's biggest engineering contractor, has confirmed the deaths of three executives who were visiting to discuss co-operative projects with the African country's government.
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