China, Norway Condemn Hostage Killings by Islamic State

China on Thursday joined Norway in condemning the killing of their citizens who had been held hostage by the Islamic State militant group. Chinese President Xi Jinping said "terrorism is the common enemy of human beings," and that his country opposes it in all its forms. The government vowed to bring those responsible to justice. Islamic State militants used their online English-language magazine, Dabiq, to claim killing 50-year-old Chinese national Fan Jinghui and...

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