国内英语新闻:Chinese soldiers rescue 1,200, treat 8,700 injured

YUSHU, Qinghai, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA) have rescued 1,200 people and treated more than 8,700 injured in the quake zone as of 12:00 a.m. Saturday, according to PLA quake-relief headquarters.

A spokesperson for the PLA quake-relief headquarters said in its first press conference held here that more than 12,300 soldiers had been sent to the quake zone and more than 11,300 had arrived to carry out rescue operations.

Photo taken on April 17, 2010 shows a press conference held together by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and armed police in the quake-hit township of Gyegu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, on April 17, 2010. Soldiers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA) and armed police have rescued 1,200 people and treated more than 8,700 injured in the quake zone as of 12:00 a.m. Saturday, according to PLA quake-relief headquarters.