The body of a Chinese worker is carried off an Afghan helicopter in Kabul June 11, 2004. Eleven Chinese constuction workers were slain in a terrorist attack by unidentified gunmen in northern Afghanistan on June 10. Their bodies were transported to Kabul by two Afghan military helicopters June 11. (Xinhua Photo)

The body of a Chinese worker is carried to the Afghan National Army Hospital for temporary preservation in Kabul June 11, 2004. Eleven Chinese construction workers were slain in a terrorist attack by unidentified gunmen in northern Afghanistan on June 10. Their bodies were transported to Kabul by two Afghan military helicopters and were later carried to the Afghan National Army Hospital on June 11. (Xinhua Photo)

A wounded Chinese worker receives treatment at a German hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 11, 2004. Five Chinese workers wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen on June 10 in northern Afghanistan were transported to Kabul by a military plane of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan on Friday. (Xinhua Photo)

A wounded Chinese worker receives treatment at a German hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 11, 2004. (Xinhua Photo)

Five Chinese workers wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen on June 10 in northern Afghanistan are transported to Kabul by a military plane of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan June 11, 2004. They will receive treatment at a German hospital in Kabul. (Xinhua Photo)

Photo taken on June 11, 2004 shows three Chinese workers in a military plane of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. (Xinhua Photo)

Bodies of 11 slain Chinese flown to Kabul  

    KABUL, June 11 (Xinhuanet) -- The bodies of 11 Chinese construction workers, who were slain by gunmen in a terrorist attack in northern Afghanistan Thursday, arrived in the Afghan capital Friday.

    The four wounded Chinese workers are also on their way to Kabul,where they will receive medical treatment in a German hospital.

    So far, it remains unclear who were behind the deadly attack in Kunduz province.

    Meanwhile, Afghan Army Gen. Mohammad Daud told Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Sun Yuxi Friday that two suspects involved in the attack have been arrested.

    The general also promised that other suspects will be arrested soon, according to the Chinese Embassy.

    But the embassy did not give any words on the identities of the two suspects.

    The attack took place at around 01:00 a.m. local time (2030 GMT Wednesday) on a construction site 36 km south of Kunduz when some 20 gunmen opened fire at Chinese workers and security guards.

    This is the first major casualties China has encountered in Afghanistan in the past two years and also one of the worst terrorist attacks on foreigners since the former Taliban regime was ousted late in 2001.

    China, Afghanistan and the United Nations have condemned the terrorist attack.

    Chinese President Hu Jintao, who was in Poland for a state visit on Thursday, strongly condemned the terror attack against Chinese workers and urged the Afghan government and the UN mission in the country to investigate the incident, bring the terrorists to justice, and ensure safety and security of other Chinese citizens in Afghanistan.

    The Afghan government condemned the brutal killing, describing it as a cowardly act of terrorism.

    Acting Afghan President Mohammed Qasim Fahim, who assumed the role while President Hamid Karzai was visiting the United States, said Thursday he was "deeply distressed" by the killing of Chinese workers and strongly condemned "this cruel act of terror."Enditem

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The 67-year-old Mother (C) of Zhou Wenwu, a Chinese worker killed in a terrorist attack in northern Afghanistan, grieves over the death of her son in Guangfeng County, east China's Jiangxi Province, June 10, 2004. The 44-year-old Zhou Wenwu is one of the eleven Chinese workers killed by a group of gunman at the construction site in Kunduz Province of Afghanistan early Thursday. The victims are employed in the China Railway Shisiju Group Corporation before they died. Four others were seriously wounded during the attack. (Xinhua Photo)

The 67-year-old Mother (C, lies in bed) of Zhou Wenwu, a Chinese worker killed in a terrorist attack in northern Afghanistan, faints away when she hears the death of her son in Guangfeng County, east China's Jiangxi Province, June 10, 2004.(Xinhua Photo)

China Railway Shisigu Group mourns for the dead workers in Thursday's deadly attack in Afghanistan, in China's Jinan Province, June 11,2004.(Xinhua Photo)

 Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Sun Yuxi (L) visits a wounded Chinese worker in Afghan northern Kunduz province, June 10, 2004.(Xinhua Photo)

 Two Afghan policemen guard at the construction site where Chinese workers are attacked in Afghan northern Kunduz province, June 10, 2004. (Xinhua Photo)

A survived Chinese worker shows some belongings of the victims at the construction site where Chinese workers are attacked in Afghan northern Kunduz province, June 10, 2004.(Xinhua Photo)

A survived Chinese worker checks at the construction site where Chinese workers are attacked in Afghan northern Kunduz province, June 10, 2004. (Xinhua Photo)

An Afghan police officer inspects the scene where Chinese railway workers were gunned down in their sleep by unknown attackers in Had Bakhshi of northern Afghanistan June 10, 2004. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) 

Chinese workers sit outside the construction site where Chinese railway workers were gunned down in their sleep by unknown attackers in Had Bakhshi of northern Afghanistan June 10, 2004.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

An Afghan police officer inspects the scene, in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan, June 10, 2004.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Afghan policemen guards at the construction site in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan, June 10, 2004.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

The photo taken on June 10, 2004 shows the scene where Chinese railway workers were gunned down in their sleep by unknown attackers in Had Bakhshi of northern Afghanistan.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2003 shows the Chinese Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. More than 20 gunmen raided a Chinese construction site in northern Afghanistan early June 10, 2004, killing 11 Chinese workers and wounding four others. The Chinese Foreign Ministry and the Chinese Embassy to Afghanistan are trying their utmost to ensure best treatment for the wounded and to properly handle the aftermath of the incident. (Xinhua File Photo)