2 suspects charged with planting bombs in Taiwan
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00:26 UTC+8 June 8, 2013
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TWO men have been charged with planting cyanide-tainted bombs on a Taiwan high-speed train and at an office where the head of global electronics powerhouse Foxconn was scheduled to visit in April. The devices failed to explode.
One suspect, a non-practicing lawyer, hired the other man to place the bombs and made stock market orders anticipating he could profit in the aftermath of the explosions, according to the Xinbei Prosecutors' Office.
The bombs placed at a lawmaker's office targeted Terry Gou, head of Foxconn Technology Group, a statement from the prosecutors' office said late on Thursday. Gou was scheduled to visit the lawmaker's office that day, April 12, to attend a religious event he had sponsored.
Taiwan-based Foxconn produces parts for popular electronic devices, including iPads and iPhones for Apple Inc, at its network of factories on Chinese mainland.
The lawyer, Hu Tsung-hsien, 44, and Chu Ya-dong were indicted on charges of attempted homicide and endangering public security, which could carry the death penalty or life imprisonment if they are convicted.
Prosecutors said Hu made the bombs at his home with knowledge gathered from the Internet and employed Chu to place the devices. Bottles containing various chemicals were seized from Hu's home in the southern city of Tainan.
Hu's attorney Fang Nan-shan said Hu has denied the charges. He said Hu was seeking to raise public awareness of the widening gap between rich and poor on the island. Chu has acknowledged he placed the luggage but denied knowing the contents.
One suspect, a non-practicing lawyer, hired the other man to place the bombs and made stock market orders anticipating he could profit in the aftermath of the explosions, according to the Xinbei Prosecutors' Office.
The bombs placed at a lawmaker's office targeted Terry Gou, head of Foxconn Technology Group, a statement from the prosecutors' office said late on Thursday. Gou was scheduled to visit the lawmaker's office that day, April 12, to attend a religious event he had sponsored.
Taiwan-based Foxconn produces parts for popular electronic devices, including iPads and iPhones for Apple Inc, at its network of factories on Chinese mainland.
The lawyer, Hu Tsung-hsien, 44, and Chu Ya-dong were indicted on charges of attempted homicide and endangering public security, which could carry the death penalty or life imprisonment if they are convicted.
Prosecutors said Hu made the bombs at his home with knowledge gathered from the Internet and employed Chu to place the devices. Bottles containing various chemicals were seized from Hu's home in the southern city of Tainan.
Hu's attorney Fang Nan-shan said Hu has denied the charges. He said Hu was seeking to raise public awareness of the widening gap between rich and poor on the island. Chu has acknowledged he placed the luggage but denied knowing the contents.
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