Remains of soldiers killed in Korean War returned

The remains of 10 Chinese soldiers who died in the 1950-53 Korean War arrived in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Wednesday, in the latest handover of such remains by the Republic of Korea.

The transfers usually have been made days before Tomb Sweeping Day, the Chinese festival for commemorating the dead, which falls on Friday.

A solemn-looking crowd of more than 200, all in black, paid tribute as an Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft came into view and landed at Shenyang Taoxian International Airport at 11:36 am. Two jet fighters escorting the aircraft swept over the crowd.