Fatal blast suspect took idea from action movie
By Saladin Xu |
December 19, 2011, Monday
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A MAN arrested over a fatal bank blast in central China drew his inspiration from the plot of a Chinese action movie, police claimed yesterday.
Wang Haijian, 24, is being held over an explosion near a China Construction Bank branch in Wuhan City, capital of Hubei Province, on December 1, which killed two people - one a 13-year-old girl - and injured 15 others.
Police claim Wang and some friends began planning in March to blow up a cash delivery truck, having seen a similar incident in Chinese action movie "The Underdog Knight 2," which was released this year.
Officers also revealed more details of the injuries they claim Wang sustained during experiments with homemade explosives.
He suffered damage to his left eye, lost two teeth, injured the right side of his face and sustained dozens of smaller facial wounds, said police.
His friends quit due to these failures but Wang persevered and finally made explosives, funded by 600 yuan (US$95) borrowed from the others, according to police.
When Wang, a native of Xiangyang City in Hubei, who moved to Wuhan in 2006, finally put his plan into practice and detonated his explosives, he was thrown to the ground by the blast, said police.
The cash delivery truck he targeted was undamaged because a private car illegally parking at the bank blocked it, police said.
After a 15-day manhunt, Wang was apprehended at a Wuhan hospital after two nurses reported seeing a man matching his description.
They also noted that he had five detonators on him.
Yesterday, it was also reported that the two nurses, surnamed Wang and Li, have decided to donate the 100,000 yuan reward they were given by the authorities for their tip-off to the families of the blast victims and to charity.
According to Wuhan Evening News, the nurses, decided over the weekend to give 60,000 yuan to the families of the two dead and the remainder to a charity foundation.
Meanwhile, a hostel owner, who recognized the suspect but did not report him to police and even allowed him to stay one night for 50 yuan, has not only missed out on the reward but also been detained by police for not registering a guest.
In another development, Wang's parents yesterday apologized to blast victims.
They said their son was an excellent mechanic who had earned 200,000 yuan in his own repair shop, according to Wuhan newspapers.
Wang Haijian, 24, is being held over an explosion near a China Construction Bank branch in Wuhan City, capital of Hubei Province, on December 1, which killed two people - one a 13-year-old girl - and injured 15 others.
Police claim Wang and some friends began planning in March to blow up a cash delivery truck, having seen a similar incident in Chinese action movie "The Underdog Knight 2," which was released this year.
Officers also revealed more details of the injuries they claim Wang sustained during experiments with homemade explosives.
He suffered damage to his left eye, lost two teeth, injured the right side of his face and sustained dozens of smaller facial wounds, said police.
His friends quit due to these failures but Wang persevered and finally made explosives, funded by 600 yuan (US$95) borrowed from the others, according to police.
When Wang, a native of Xiangyang City in Hubei, who moved to Wuhan in 2006, finally put his plan into practice and detonated his explosives, he was thrown to the ground by the blast, said police.
The cash delivery truck he targeted was undamaged because a private car illegally parking at the bank blocked it, police said.
After a 15-day manhunt, Wang was apprehended at a Wuhan hospital after two nurses reported seeing a man matching his description.
They also noted that he had five detonators on him.
Yesterday, it was also reported that the two nurses, surnamed Wang and Li, have decided to donate the 100,000 yuan reward they were given by the authorities for their tip-off to the families of the blast victims and to charity.
According to Wuhan Evening News, the nurses, decided over the weekend to give 60,000 yuan to the families of the two dead and the remainder to a charity foundation.
Meanwhile, a hostel owner, who recognized the suspect but did not report him to police and even allowed him to stay one night for 50 yuan, has not only missed out on the reward but also been detained by police for not registering a guest.
In another development, Wang's parents yesterday apologized to blast victims.
They said their son was an excellent mechanic who had earned 200,000 yuan in his own repair shop, according to Wuhan newspapers.
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