XUCHANG, July 21, 2016 (Xinhua) -- A funeral ceremony is held to bid farewell to deceased Chinese UN peacekeepers Yang Shupeng and Li Lei in Xuchang, central China's Henan Province, July 21, 2016. Li Lei and Yang Shupeng were killed on the evening of July 10 after a mortar shell hit their armored vehicle during fighting between two army factions in Juba, capital of South Sudan. (Xinhua/Zeng Tao)
BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The UN Peacekeeping on Thursday mourned two Chinese peacekeepers who lost their lives on a mission in South Sudan.
"We join China in mourning the two peacekeepers who were killed in South Sudan last week," said the UN peacekeeping body on its official Twitter account.
The two Chinese peacekeepers were killed and many others injured on the evening of July 10 when they were caught in fighting between government and rebel forces in Juba, capital of South Sudan.
On Tuesday, their remains were flown back home for burial.
