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Chinese embassy office robbed
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-11-13 22:08
BEIJING -- The economic and commercial affairs office under the Chinese
embassy in Venezuela was robbed of over 14,000 U.S. dollars on Saturday,
a spokesperson with the Chinese Foreign Ministry has confirmed.
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At 10 a.m. local time, eight armed men, without masks, broke into the
office and threatened the Chinese diplomatic staff with guns. They
ordered the staff to hand over the key to the office safe before binding
their arms and legs with ties and telephone wires.
Twenty minutes after they had broken in, the men made off with 10,000
U.S. dollars in cash and 4,000 U.S. dollars of local currency. No one was
injured in the incident.
The embassy reported the incident to the local Venezuelan authorities
immediately and informed the Venezuelan ministries of foreign and
domestic affairs.
Chinese public security officials on Monday met with Venezuelan military
officers and asked the police to step up their investigations into the
case.
The Chinese side also called for stronger measures to ensure the security
of Chinese citizens, diplomats, organizations and companies in Venezuela.
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