Woman, 19, confesses to foiled plane attack

A 19-year-old Uygur woman has confessed to police that she attempted to blow up a China Southern passenger plane on March 7, the Ministry of Public Security said yesterday.

The suspect, Guzalinur Turdi, boarded the plane from Urumqi to Beijing after passing through airport security checks and tried to go ahead with the terrorist attack before it was thwarted.

"She has fully confessed to the accusations," the ministry said in a statement disclosing the latest investigation results.