XIAMEN, May 29 (Xinhua) -- A chartered plane carrying 124 Chinese from riot-torn East Timor arrived at the Gaoqi international airport of Xiamen, a coastal city in east China's Fujian Province, at 21:21 Monday.
The second chartered plane would arrive soon, according to the airport authority. Enditem
242 Chinese people leave Timor-Leste to escape riots
DILI, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Altogether 242 Chinese people, mainly small-time businessmen, left here on Monday afternoon for Xiamen City, Fujian Province of China, leaving behind their shops and easy homes amid sporadic shooting, fire setting and looting.
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| Su Jian, Chinese ambassador to East Timor, shakes hands with Chinese citizens at the Chinese embassy in Dili May 28, 2006. China will on May 29 send a chartered plane to evacuate its citizens from riot-torn East Timor because of the deteriorating situation in the country. (Xinhua Photo) |
China to evacuate Chinese citizens from East Timor
BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) -- China will send a chartered plane on Monday to evacuate Chinese citizens from riot-torn East Timor as 200 citizens have sought shelter in its embassy.
"As the situation in East Timor is deteriorating and some people have been killed or injured, the Chinese government will on Monday send a chartered plane to evacuate Chinese citizens there," said a statement released by Chinese Foreign Ministry. Full story>>
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