MADRID 21 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Government of China has conveyed this Monday its “solemn protest” to the military junta of Burma after the attack carried out on Monday against the Chinese Consulate in the city of Mandalay and has demanded a “thorough” investigation into the event, which caused damage materials in the building, but did not cause any casualties.
The spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Lin Jian, has indicated that the attack took place during the afternoon of October 18 and has stressed that “an explosion” occurred at the facilities, according to the Chinese portal The Paper.
Thus, he has emphasized Beijing’s “firm” condemnation of the event and has asked the Burmese junta to “carry out all necessary efforts to arrest and harshly punish those responsible, in line with the law.” In addition, he has asked to strengthen security in Chinese legations, projects and personnel in the country.
A member of the board detailed on Friday that the attacker had thrown a hand grenade at the building and added that it had fallen on the roof of the Consulate, as reported by the Burmese news portal Irrawady, without the Burmese authorities having commented. officially about what happened.
The junta has ruled the country since the military coup in February 2021 to overturn the results of the November 2020 general election in which Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) won the parliamentary majority. , arguing that there had been fraud, a claim questioned by international observers.
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