China condemns S. Sudan attack that killed 2 peacekeepers

China has strongly condemned the attack in South Sudan's capital on Sunday that killed two Chinese peacekeepers and wounded five others, and it called on rival factions in the country to cease fire immediately.

An armored vehicle of the Chinese peacekeeping troops was hit by stray artillery fire in the camp of the headquarters of the United Nations mission in South Sudan at about 6:40 pm local time on Sunday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Monday.

Two Chinese soldiers, identified as Li Lei and Yang Shupeng, were killed and five others were injured, China Central Television reported.