Sunday, December 28, 2008

Chinese engineer wounded in firing in northwestern Pakistan









Soldiers guard outside the emergency room where the injured Chinese engineer is getting medical treatment in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, Dec. 24, 2008. A Chinese engineer was attacked on Wednesday in Malakand, southwest of Pakistan, by unknown militants and got badly injured.





Soldiers guard outside the emergency room where the injured Chinese engineer is getting medical treatment in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, Dec. 24, 2008. A Chinese engineer was attacked on Wednesday in Malakand, southwest of Pakistan, by unknown militants and got badly injured. (Chinese media Photo)
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ISLAMABAD, Dec. 24 (Chinese media) -- A Chinese engineer was

wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen in northwestern Pakistan on

Wednesday morning, said a company representative.

The Chinese engineer, surnamed Yang, came under

attack in Malakand area of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), said Hu Yimin,

chief representative of China's Harbin Power Engineering Company.









Soldiers guard outside the emergency room where the injured Chinese engineer is getting medical treatment in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, Dec. 24, 2008. A Chinese engineer was attacked on Wednesday in Malakand, southwest of Pakistan, by unknown militants and got badly injured.





Soldiers guard outside the emergency room where the injured Chinese engineer is getting medical treatment in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, Dec. 24, 2008. A Chinese engineer was attacked on Wednesday in Malakand, southwest of Pakistan, by unknown militants and got badly injured. (Chinese media Photo)
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Several unidentified gunmen opened fire on Yang when

he was on his way back from a bazaar together with a driver and a guard, Hu

said.

Hu said Yang, working on a hydro-electric project in

Malakand area, is now in hospital for treatment.

No group claimed responsibility for the

attack.

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