Suspect involved in bus explosion arrested in China

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Press Trust of India Beijing
Last Updated : Jul 16 2014 | 2:45 PM IST
Chinese police today detained a suspect allegedly involved in a bus explosion in the southern Guangzhou city that left two persons dead and 32 injured.
The 25-year-old suspect, surnamed Ou from central China's Hunan Province, was caught this morning, police said.
He has confessed to the violent act and is currently in police custody, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
It was not yet clear why the man resorted to carry out the bomb attack on the passenger bus in south China's Guangdong province last night.
Eyewitness said a man placed the bomb near the door of the bus and fled.
"It was a 20-30 cm long package wrapped in paper placed next to the back door," a passenger was quoted as saying by media in Hong Kong.
Most of the victims suffered burn injuries. They are treated at three hospitals in the city.
The explosion took place near Guangzhou Avenue, a busy road linking the northern and southern parts of the city.
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First Published: Jul 16 2014 | 2:45 PM IST

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