NEW YORK, April 3 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese student was among those injured in Friday's shooting in Binghamton, the U.S. state of New York, sources with the Chinese Consulate-general in New York said.
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Liu Junhua (R), education consul of the Consulate-General of China in New York and Wang Tao, overseas Chinese affairs consul of the Consulate-General of China in New York are interviewed by journalists after visiting a wounded Chinese student in Lourdes hospital in Binghampton, New York, the United States, April 3, 2009. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>> |
The male student, who was taking a language course in
the American Civic Association building on Friday morning, suffered two gunshot
wounds but is now in stable condition with no danger of life, the sources said,
declining to give any further details.
An unidentified gunman entered the building of the
American Civic Association, which provides services for immigrants and refugees,
and started shooting at people inside. Latest official statement said that 13
people, including the gunman who seemed to have killed himself after the
shooting, were confirmed dead in the attack, while five others were in local
hospitals with gunshot wounds.