Remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in Korean War casketed in S.Korea

Xinhua | Updated: 2022-09-15 13:34
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The remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War are casketed in South Korea on Sept 15, 2022. [Photo/CCTV]

INCHEON, South Korea -- The remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War were casketed in South Korea on Thursday to be sent back to their homeland.

The ceremony to lay the 88 remains in coffins was held in Incheon, west of the capital Seoul.

The Chinese delegation led by Vice-Minister of Veterans Affairs Chang Zhengguo, officials with the Chinese embassy in South Korea, officials with the South Korean defense ministry as well as personnel responsible for the excavation and identification of the remains attended the ceremony.

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