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Celine Ge

Ben Westcott

Six people from China were injured in an attack on a cross-border passenger bus in northern Laos on Wednesday night, according to an official at the Chinese embassy in Laos.
The bus, carrying 25 passengers and three drivers, was travelling from Kunming in southwest China to Vientiane, the capital of Laos. 
The attack was the second of its kind targeting Chinese nationals in Laos this month.
The shooting happened at about 9pm on a road in Kasi, Vientiane province.
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The driver, who was injured in the attack, managed to drive the vehicle to the safety.
An official from the Chinese embassy in Laos told the South China Morning Post he could not confirm whether the six injured citizens were tourists.
“So far they’re all still in hospital, we have transferred all of the injured to a nearby hospital and some of them have been taken to other, better hospitals according to their wounds,” he said.
One of the victims’ wounds were more severe than the others, he said.
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The official said they had no idea who was behind the shooting, the second this month.
“We are still pushing the Laos police to investigate and so far there is nothing solid to tell,” he said.
A Chinese citizen died and three were injured on March 1 in a shooting by an unidentified gunmen in Luang Prabang province in northern Laos.
Laos, bordering China’s southwestern Yunnan province, has been a popular destination for Chinese tourists and investors.


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Six Chinese injured in Laos bus shooting attack; second assault on Chinese nationals in a month

Pictures have been circulated on social media in China linked to reports of the shooting, but it has not been confirmed the images show the bus that was attacked. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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One victim badly injured in incident on bus travelling from Kunming, Yunnan province, to Vientiane in Laos
