By IANS,
Beijing : North Korea has expressed sorrow for the shooting of Chinese nationals on its border with China and pledged to punish those responsible.
China has demanded that North Korea “severely punish” its border guards who shot dead three Chinese nationals and wounded another last week, Xinhua quoted Chinese authorities as saying.
The incident took place June 4 when some residents of Dandong City, suspected of crossing the border for trade activities, were shot by DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) border guards, the Liaoning provincial government said in a statement.
“China demands the DPRK thoroughly investigate the incident, severely punish those responsible for it, and properly deal with issues arising from it,” it said.
North Korea expressed sorrow for the deaths in the incident and extended condolences to families of the deceased and the injured. “The DPRK side said it would severely punish those responsible for the shooting,” Xinhua quoted the statement as saying.
“The DPRK border defence authorities said they would further investigate the incident and prevent such things from happening again,” it said.