President Hu Jintao extended Wednesday his condolences to
US President George W. Bush over Monday's mass shooting incident at
a university in the state of Virginia.
In a message to Bush, Hu said he was shocked to learn about the
shooting tragedy at Virginia Tech, during which a South Korean
student killed 32 people and wounded a number of others before
shooting himself dead.
"At this sorrowful moment, on behalf of the Chinese government
and people, and in the name of myself, I would like to express deep
sympathy and sincere consolation to your excellency, the US
government and people," Hu said in the message made public by the
Chinese Foreign Ministry.
Hu also offered condolences to the victims and wished the
injured a speedy recovery.
(Xinhua News Agency April 19, 2007)
