Bus blast kills one, injures 23 in Fujian
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-08-08 18:28

One person was killed and 23 others were injured in a bus explosion that occurred Monday noon in Fuzhou, capital of east China's Fujian Province, said local police.

Rescuers try to get an injured passenger out of a bus hit by an explosion in Fuzhou, East China's Fujian Province August 8, 2005. The blast left one dead and 23 others injured. Huang Maojin, a farmer suffering from cancer, was suspected of the crime, Xinhua News Agency quoted local police as saying. The explosive was homemade. [fjii.com]

At around 14:30 Monday, a No.5 bus exploded in the downtown area of the city, killing one and injuring 23 others. The wounded have been rushed to local hospitals.

And the suspect who ignited the home-made bomb was preliminarily determined to be a farmer from Putian city of the province, the local police said, adding that the suspect, 42, was suffering the later period of lung cancer.

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