China vow to ‘bring to justice’ the so-called Islamic State for executing

The militant group released images of the hostages in an issue of its English-language magazine Dabiq.

It did not give any details in the magazine, published on Wednesday, about how, when or where the men were killed.

The announced killings come as Islamic State militants face increasing airstrikes from a variety of countries, including the USA, Russian Federation and France, as well as ground attacks from Kurdish and other forces.

China today voiced “great shock ” over reports that a Chinese hostage held by the Islamic State (IS) had been killed saying that the claims by the dreaded terror outfit needed to be verified.

After the Paris attacks last week, Chinese leaders upped their public criticisms of ETIM, calling on the worldwide community to recognize it as a threat to world peace.

“We condemn the killing”, Solberg said, adding the government was still seeking further verification.

The Norwegian hostage was named as 48-year-old Ole-Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad.

“He was just a normal person”.

It is unclear why Fan went to the Middle East. Chinese workers in Africa and Pakistan have been held hostage before.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday strongly condemned IS group for killing a Chinese national and expressed his deep sympathy to the victim’s family, (Xinhua) reported.

China already faces its own challenges from Islamic separatists, who it says are linked to ISIS, in its north-western region of Xinjiang.

Terrorism is the common enemy faced by all humanity. China denies rights abuses in Xinjiang.

Fan doesn’t appear to have a military background and worked as a high-school teacher before switching to a career in advertising, according to Chinese state media.