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Gang behind Wuhan city explosions captured

NINE suspects have been detained by Wuhan police for a series of explosions in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province.

Police also ferreted out one mini van and two cars from the suspects and discovered homemade explosives, walky-talkies, knives, a bow and arrows, one pistol and five bullets, Wuhan Evening Post reported today.

The first explosion happened in the early morning of November 26 in Hankou District, breaking windows of passing vehicles and nearby buildings. Later, similar explosions occurred one after another in Qiaokou and Zongguan districts.

All these explosions were small and no one got hurt.

The police located the suspects very soon according to witness descriptions and security videos. All the nine suspects were seized on the morning of December 6.

The suspects confessed they made explosives with gunpowder and firecrackers, and they were "testing the explosives" for some big crimes.




 

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