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China calls for justice for slain couple
The confirmation comes months after the ISIS militant group said they had killed the couple.
Beijing: China on Tuesday asked Pakistan to bring the killers of two Chinese nationals to justice, a day after DNA tests confirmed the identities of the couple murdered allegedly by Islamic State militants in the restive Balochistan province.
“We hope that Pakistan could continue its all-out efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a media briefing here.
Pakistan on Monday said that the DNA reports have confirmed that the two persons killed in Balochistan were the same two Chinese nationals, who were kidnapped from Quetta.
Lee Zing Yang, 24, and Meng Li Si, 26, were killed in June - a month after they were kidnapped from the Jinnah Town area of Quetta on May 24 allegedly by ISIS militants. Pakistan later said the two were were involved in preaching instead of business activities. The confirmation comes months after the ISIS militant group said they had killed the couple.
