Fourth body of Chinese hostage killed in Sudan retrieved

　　The body of a fourth Chinese worker abducted in southwest Sudan by local militants earlier this month has been recovered, officials of the Chinese Embassy in Sudan said on Wednesday.

　　Preliminary identification conducted by the Chinese side showed the body was one of nine Chinese workers of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) who have been snatched in the Southern Kordofan State on Oct. 19, said the officials.

　　On Tuesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed that four, instead of five as earlier reported, of the nine kidnapped Chinese workers in Sudan had been killed.

　　Three captives who escaped death are receiving treatment in a local hospital, Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Li Chengwen quoted doctors as saying.

　　One of them suffered a gunshot in the shoulder but has been safe now, the other two were lightly injured, according to the Chinese ambassador.

　　The rest two hostages are still missing and the Chinese embassy is cooperating with the Sudanese authorities on the search operation.

　　Also on Tuesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry condemned the killing of the Chinese workers, urging the African country to take all measures to ensure the safety of Chinese nationals there.

　　中国驻苏丹大使馆官员２９日说，在苏丹西南部地区被绑匪杀害的第四名中国工人的遗体已经在当地被找到，中方人员已经对遗体进行了初步辨认。

　　中国驻苏丹大使李成文夫妇、经商参赞郝宏社当天再次到医院看望了３名脱险的中国工人，并转达了中国领导人对他们的亲切问候。

　　李成文大使从医院医生那里了解到，３名中国工人２８日被送进医院时，身体极度虚弱。其中１名工人的肩部有枪伤，经过治疗已经脱离生命危险。另外２名工人伤势较轻。目前３名中国工人的精神状态较好。

　　本月１８日，９名中国工人在苏丹科尔多凡地区遭绑架，其中４人被残暴杀害。３名遇害中国工人的遗体已于２８日晚被专机运到喀土穆。目前，中国驻苏丹大使馆正在同苏丹有关部门一道全力寻找另外２名失踪中国工人的下落。