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One Chinese dead body was found in Haiti

(chinadaily.com.cn/Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-16 16:55

A Chinese body had been found among the rubble of a building here destroyed by Haiti's massive earthquake, Chinese rescuers say on Saturday.

One Chinese dead body was found in Haiti

A member of Chinese rescue team holds a?board with characters reading "Brother, we bring you back home" to mourn the Chinese victim whose body was found among the rubble of the collapsed building of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) destroyed by Haiti's massive earthquake?in Port-au-Prince January 16, 2010.[Photo/Xinhua]

The body was confirmed as one of the eight Chinese police officers trapped under the rubble in Port-au-Prince, Huang Jianfa, chief of the Chinese rescue team in Haiti said.

The body was found at 03:30 am local time (0830 GMT) among the ruins of the collapsed building of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).

They also found a camera and a video camera, which belonged to the Chinese peace-keeping police in Haiti, as well as a shoe marked "Made in China," added Huang.

The Chinese rescue team members and the Chinese peacekeepers held a mourning ceremony on the site, standing in five lines and making three bows to the body.

The rescue team is doing everything possible to speed up the search for another seven policemen still missing.

Eight Chinese police officers were meeting UN officials in the building when the?devastating quake hit Haiti on Tuesday.

There were 142 Chinese peace-keeping police officers in Haiti. The others are accounted for.