[E267]China confirms death of Chinese hostage

China confirms death of Chinese hostage

From CCTV.com

China has confirmed[确证;确认] the death of its national Fan Jinghui, who had been held hostage[劫持人质] by the Islamic State, and says the criminals must be brought to justice[必须绳之以法].

In a statement, the Chinese Foreign Ministry says the government had been doing all it could to[想方设法] rescue Fan.

ISIL announced in its English-language magazine Dabiq that it had captured Chinese and Norwegian hostages, showing what appeared to be pictures of the dead men under a banner reading "Executed[处决]."

They identified the two as 50-year-old Fan, a freelance consultant[自由职业顾问], and 48-year-old Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad. The group did not specify when or where the two had been captured.

Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg told reporters Wednesday that Grimsgaard-Ofstad had most likely been killed, and condemned the murder.

【外交部发言人洪磊就“伊斯兰国”杀害我人质事件发表谈话】

中国公民樊京辉被“伊斯兰国”极端组织绑架并残忍杀害。我们谨向遇害者表示哀悼，向遇害者家属表示深切慰问。

樊京辉被绑架后，中国政府和人民十分牵挂他的安危。中国政府有关部门第一时间启动应急机制，想方设法开展营救工作。但恐怖组织无视人类良知和道德底线，仍然采取惨无人道的暴力行径。中国政府对这一泯灭人性的暴行予以强烈谴责，一定要将犯罪分子绳之以法。