Story highlights The two suspects have diplomatic immunity, Philippine official says

They will be handed over to China to face the legal process there

Shooting happened after argument broke out among group eating lunch, police say

(CNN) Two Chinese diplomats are suspects in the shooting deaths of two of their colleagues at a restaurant in the Philippines, authorities said.

Gunshots rang out on Wednesday at a restaurant in Cebu City where a group of Chinese diplomats were having lunch, Col. Romeo Santander, superintendent of Cebu Police City Intelligence Branch told CNN.

Two employees of Cebu's Chinese consulate were shot dead -- a woman named Hui Li and a man named Sun Shen. Consul General Song Ronghua was wounded, Santander added.

Suspects have diplomatic immunity

Li Qingliang, 60, and his wife, Guo Jing, 57, were identified as the suspects in the shooting.

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