Explosions kill 7, injure dozens

Seven people were killed and two were missing on Wednesday after 17 suspected package bombs exploded in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Xinhua News Agency reported, with blasts reported in more than a dozen locations, including government offices.

More than 50 people were injured by the explosions. The blasts apparently were triggered by devices placed inside express delivery packages, Xinhua said of the explosions, which occurred on the eve of China's National Day holiday.

The Ministry of Public Security sent criminal investigators to the scene and said that it was treating the series of explosions as a criminal act, and not terrorism, according to Xinhua.