2 Chinese diplomats killed by attacker in Philippines

October 21, 2015 04:31 pm | Updated 04:31 pm IST - Manila

Two Chinese diplomats killed and another wounded by a Chinese attacker armed with a pistol in a restaurant in the central Philippines, the police said on Wednesday.

The deputy consul-general and a finance officer at the Chinese Consulate in Cebu city were killed by the attacker, who also wounded the consul-general, Police Chief Superintendent, Prudencio Tom Banas said

He said that the Chinese attacker was taken into custody by police.

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