Bodies of fishermen from February boat incident sent to China

Kinmen, July 30 (IANS) The bodies of the two Chinese fishermen, who were killed in a February boat incident near the island of Kinmen, were returned to the country on Tuesday, along with a detained fishing boat.

Ahead of the return, family members of the victims reached a consensus with the Taiwan side in Kinmen, following negotiations concerning the aftermath of the incident, Xinhua news agency reported.

They were accompanied by representatives of a local branch of the Red Cross Society of China in eastern Fujian Province.

The fishing boat was chased and hit by a Taiwan patrol ship on February 14.

The incident led to all four fishermen aboard falling into the sea, two of whom died.

–IANS

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