NEW YORK >> The Chinese Consulate in New York says a Chinese national is the third person killed in the Boston marathon blasts.

Separately, Boston University said today that a graduate student at the school was one of the three people killed in the bombings at the Boston Marathon.

An official at the consulate’s press section, who was not authorized to give his name, said today that one Chinese student was injured and another died in the blast.

The official said a work group from the consulate was in Boston to investigate the situation and assist relatives of the victims.

The official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that relatives have requested that the deceased not be identified.

In a statement late this afternoon, Boston University said it was not releasing the name or any other information about the student, pending permission from the family.

The statement says the student was with two friends who were watching the race at the finish line, not far from the university’s campus. One of the friends, also a grad student at the university, was injured and is at Boston Medical Center in stable condition.

The two other victims who died have been identified as 8-year-old Martin Richard, of Boston, and 29-year-old Krystle Campbell, of Medford. More than 170 people were injured.