7 killed in ‘letter-bomb’ attacks
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AT least seven people were killed yesterday when 17 suspected letter bombs exploded in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
A total of 51 people were injured by the explosives, which were apparently placed in express delivery packages, Xinhua news agency said, adding that two people have been reported missing.
The explosions occurred in at least 13 locations in Liucheng County, including the seat of the local government, a shopping mall and the dormitory of an animal husbandry bureau, newspaper Nanguo Morning News reported.
The first blast was heard about 3:15pm, it said, adding that three people died in the explosion at the dorm, which was badly damaged.
Pictures posted online showed buildings gutted and collapsed, and streets littered with glass, bricks and other debris.
Others showed overturned cars, victims bandaged and on makeshift stretchers and plumes of grey smoke rising above a residential district.
Police have identified a 33-year-old man named Wei, a native of Liucheng, as a suspect.
The Ministry of Public Security has sent criminal investigators to the scene.
Teams of rescue workers have also been sent to the scene, Xinhua news agency said.
China Central Television quoted a local police chief as saying the blasts were caused by several different explosive devices, adding that “the case is understood to be a criminal one.”
In recent years several disgruntled Chinese citizens have bombed local government offices and public places to try to draw attention to their grievances.
In 2013, a man set off a series of homemade bombs packed with ball bearings outside a provincial government headquarters in northern China, killing one person and wounding eight.
Xinhua said at the time he sought to “take revenge on society.”
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