Foreign media say Chinese climber was shot to death with martial arts fighting Taliban-led | | mountaineering was attacked by the Taliban _ news

In June last year, 10 tourists are climbing South GAL Nanga Parbat in Pakistan was shot dead by the Taliban, including two Chinese nationals and a Chinese American, which shocked the whole world at that time. On June 29, Agence France-Presse, according to a survey report released were among those targeted by Chinese-American Chen Honglu is attacked, the militants hoped to kidnap him to serve as bargaining chips, in Exchange for an imprisoned in Afghanistan of the Taliban leaders were released.

Agence France-Presse said that in June 2013, the attackers began plotting to attack at South gamma peaks for climbers, and recruit members, Chen Honglu was designated as special target. The night of June 22, the attackers wore police costumes, masked to the South GAL Everest base camp, attacked. However, the course of events is somewhat surprising, rushed out of the tent, Chen Hong Road and militants to stay one of the martial arts and another person called Mujib, Mujib was surprised and shot Chen and so undermined the whole plan of action also angered the commanders. "Climbers bundled the rest of the attackers and shot one by one. ”

Report cited sources as saying a local armed elements, everything is strange Mujib. Was open in a video, Mujib admits he is killing Chen Hong Road, but said he did so out of "self-defence". After the incident, the attackers after 5 hours of trekking, comes to a remote village and burial clothes, then go their separate ways. Agence France-Presse said, apart from Chen Honglu American identity, is still not clear why the attackers he was selected as an attack target. Chen studied at Qinghua University, in the United States in California and work in Shanghai.

The tragedy is considered the Gilgit region in the 10 years of the most serious attacks on foreigners, also devastated the local tourism industry. Agence France-Presse said, Bata, claimed responsibility for the attack. Pakistan has arrested 18 suspects, 5 are still being held. However, the report quoted people involved in the coordination in the case as saying that the arrested suspects in only one of them really take part in attacks, most of the perpetrators in the case, including the Mujib is still at large. ▲ (Yang Xun)

(Edit: SN091)
08:28 on July 01, 2014 Global times