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Sunday, May 17, 2020
Report: China to send investigative team to Israel to probe ambassador’s death
The Chinese government will dispatch investigators to probe the death of its ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, the Haaretz daily reports.
Wei died at his home in Herzliya on Sunday, apparently from natural causes, a statement from Beijing has said.
A statement from China’s foreign ministry earlier said: “The preliminary verdict is that Ambassador Du Wei died unexpectedly of health reasons. The details await further confirmation.”
According to Haaretz, the special team will also arrange flying arrangements to bring Wei’s body to China for burial. A family representative will be joining, the report says.
— with AFP