(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-03-07 19:17

BEIJING -- China condemned the shooting at a Jewish rabbinical seminary in west Jerusalem on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said.

"China condemns this violent incident targeting at the civilians," said Qin in a Foreign Ministry press release.

He called upon the relevant sides to practice restraint and avoid taking any action to deteriorate the regional situation.

At least eight Israeli students were killed and nine injured in a gun battle in Merkaz Harav yeshiva in the Kiryat Moshe neighborhood in Jerusalem on Thursday.