In new twist to China’s serial parcel bomb blasts, a disgruntled man suspected to be behind the attack was himself killed in one of the 18 explosions that claimed 10 lives and injured over 50 others, state media reported today.
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Suspect Wei Yinyong, 33, made timed explosive devices and either planted them or hired people to deliver them, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing police in Liuzhou city, which administers Liucheng county.
The initial police investigation results found that Wei, an employee at a nearby quarry, committed the crime to vent his anger with residents in the village or staff of relevant agencies because of a dispute over work, the report said.
The worst incident of its kind happened in 2001, when a string of explosions at workers’ dormitories in the northern city of Shijiazhuang killed 108 people.
The explosions Wednesday afternoon hit a hospital, markets, a shopping mall, a bus station and several government buildings.
“It was a premeditated and planned criminal act, aimed at creating public panic during the holiday”, said Dai Peng, director of the Criminal Investigation College at the People’s Public Security University of China.
The police added that the devices exploded when the parcels were opened.
The bombings began Wednesday, the eve of National Day. The local branch of China Post has also postponed the delivery of all mail until Saturday.
In September last year, a court in south-western China’s Yunnan province jailed a man for three years after finding more than 20 kg of explosives at his house.
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Actually, Ren said he was buying the explosives and keeping them with no issues at home for the past decade, though he appeared to don’t have any violent intent.
