China News Service, September 18 According to the official account of the Chinese Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro, on the evening of September 16, an unidentified man threw explosives at the office building of the Chinese Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro, causing damage to the relevant building.

The consulate general in Rio de Janeiro responded to the attack on its premises, stating that the above-mentioned violent incident was of a bad nature and severely condemned it.

  The Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro stated that it is maintaining close communication with relevant departments of the Pakistani side, requesting that the Pakistani side immediately conduct a comprehensive investigation, apprehend severely punishable criminals, and take effective measures to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

  The Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro stated that the steady and smooth development of Sino-Pakistani relations is in the fundamental interests of the two countries, and that a very small number of people's attempts to undermine Sino-Pakistani friendship will not succeed.

We hope and believe that the Brazilian government will take effective measures to strengthen the protection of our premises and personnel in accordance with international conventions such as the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, so as to ensure that the safety and dignity of our institutions and personnel are not violated.