Society

Beijing blast suspect stands trial

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-03-30 17:36

BEIJING - A man suspected of setting off an explosion in downtown Beijing last October stood trial Wednesday, court sources said.

Lei Sen, 22, charged with setting off an explosive device, was put on trial at Dongcheng District People's Court.

Prosecutors at the court said Lei, a farmer from Peng'an county, Southwest China's Sichuan province, detonated an explosive device in Dongcheng District to revenge society for his frustrations in life.

The blast occurred on October 21 last year near the busy Dongzhimen subway station, close to many embassies. A 30-year-old American man, studying in China at the time, sustained slight injures to the leg in the blast.

Police caught Lei five days after the explosion.

Lei confessed during the trial to have detonated a home bomb he had made of fireworks, wires, batteries and remote control device, and claimed that he had serious "psychological problems."

The verdict is yet to be announced.