BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu
Jintao extended Wednesday his condolences to U.S. President George W. Bush over
Monday's mass shooting incident at a university in the state of Virginia.
In a message to Bush, Hu said he was shocked to learn
about the shooting tragedy at Virginia Tech, during which a South Korean student
killed 32 people and wounded a number of others before shooting himself dead.
"At this sorrowful moment, on behalf of the Chinese
government and people, and in the name of myself, I would like to express deep
sympathy and sincere consolation to your excellency, the U.S. government and
people," Hu said in the message made public by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
Hu also offered condolences to the victims and wished
the injured a speedy recovery.
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This CNN TV grab shows police carrying
students out of a building at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia,
Monday, April 16, 2007. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
WASHINGTON, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The gunman in Monday's
shootings at Virginia Tech sent material to NBC News between the first and
second shooting incidents that together killed 33 people, including the gunman
himself, police said Wednesday.
"Earlier today, NBC News in New York received
correspondence that we believe to have been from Cho Seung-Hui, the gunman
responsible for the fatal shootings in Norris Hall," Steve Flaherty,
superintendent of Virginia State Police, said at a news conference at Virginia
Tech, located in Blacksburg, in the southwest of Virginia. Full story
WASHINGTON, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The police
Tuesday identified the suspect of the Virginia Tech shooting as Cho Seung-Hui, a
native of South Korea, who killed 32 people before taking his own life Monday.
"He was a 23-year-old South Korean here in the U.S. as a
resident alien," Flinchum said at a press conference held at Blacksburg,
Virginia where the university is located. Full story
BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhuanet) -- The Virginia
shooting has triggered worldwide criticism of U.S. gun control laws Wednesday,
with politicians and media unanimously insisting that access to weapons
increases the probability of shootings.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said "America's gun
culture was costing lives." Full story
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