'Man seeking revenge caused parcel explosion'
By Dong Zhen |
August 16, 2011, Tuesday
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AN explosion in a mail company dispatch office in Zhejiang Province was caused by a man seeking revenge on his former employer, police said yesterday.
The man alleged to have brought the package to the office in Hangzhou, Zhejiang's capital, was arrested last night, officers said.
Two female workers were slightly injured in the blast at the office of Yuantong Logistics Ltd on Sunday afternoon.
Suspect Wang Jianjia was apprehended in Hangzhou at 7:30pm yesterday.
Wang allegedly confessed that the package was intended for his former employer in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province.
However, the package exploded in the office from where it was mailed.
Wang is alleged to have said it contained materials used to produce firecrackers.
His alleged victim, the owner of a musical instrument store, fired him over a dispute in last August.
Police have not yet said what exactly caused the parcel to explode. Wang faces criminal charges.
Meanwhile, in the wake of this incident, parcel delivery companies have claimed lax scanning and sorting practices are creating safety concerns.
It is believed the man responsible for Sunday's parcel bomb left no contact details, nor accurately confirmed the contents of the parcel.
These violate industry rules, but these are common practices in the highly-competitive business, said industry insiders.
"We require staff to open and confirm the contents of a parcel before accepting it. But clients are often impatient and uncooperative" said one company manager.
"To avoid having their parcel rejected, some clients falsely claim the contents are clothes or documents."
Staff at some companies are reluctant to open some boxes to avoid the trouble of re-sealing them, the manager added.
Another insider admitted that, to save time, many companies don't scan most parcels for contraband, despite being legally required to do so.
The man alleged to have brought the package to the office in Hangzhou, Zhejiang's capital, was arrested last night, officers said.
Two female workers were slightly injured in the blast at the office of Yuantong Logistics Ltd on Sunday afternoon.
Suspect Wang Jianjia was apprehended in Hangzhou at 7:30pm yesterday.
Wang allegedly confessed that the package was intended for his former employer in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province.
However, the package exploded in the office from where it was mailed.
Wang is alleged to have said it contained materials used to produce firecrackers.
His alleged victim, the owner of a musical instrument store, fired him over a dispute in last August.
Police have not yet said what exactly caused the parcel to explode. Wang faces criminal charges.
Meanwhile, in the wake of this incident, parcel delivery companies have claimed lax scanning and sorting practices are creating safety concerns.
It is believed the man responsible for Sunday's parcel bomb left no contact details, nor accurately confirmed the contents of the parcel.
These violate industry rules, but these are common practices in the highly-competitive business, said industry insiders.
"We require staff to open and confirm the contents of a parcel before accepting it. But clients are often impatient and uncooperative" said one company manager.
"To avoid having their parcel rejected, some clients falsely claim the contents are clothes or documents."
Staff at some companies are reluctant to open some boxes to avoid the trouble of re-sealing them, the manager added.
Another insider admitted that, to save time, many companies don't scan most parcels for contraband, despite being legally required to do so.
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