4 citizens killed in Kabul, says Chinese state media

BEIJING: Chinese state media say four Chinese citizens have been killed following an attack in an apartment building in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

The official Xinhua News Agency reported late Saturday that two women and one man were killed in the building on Thursday and two other Chinese men were missing. Citing the Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan, Xinhua said one of the missing men has been found alive and transferred to a safe place. China Central Television reported Saturday that the body of the second man had been found.

CCTV said the deceased were engaged in privately run small-scale business in Afghanistan.

No statement was available on the embassy's website and no potential motive was mentioned.

Xinhua says it remains unclear whether the attack was purposefully targeting Chinese nationals.