Multiple Blasts in China’s Guangxi Province Leave 7 Dead

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: The Wall Street Journal.

State media attribute explosions to bombs concealed in courier packages on eve of national holiday

By Te-Ping Chen
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Updated Sept. 30, 2015 12:16 p.m. ET

BEIJING—A series of blasts in southern China killed at least seven people Wednesday ahead of a national holiday, according to state media, which attributed the explosions to bombs concealed inside courier delivery packages.

According to the Xinhua News Agency, another 51 were injured after more than a dozen explosions occurred in the area of Liaozhou city, in southern China’s Guangxi region. Two people were missing.

Xinhua said the government had identified a 33-year-old suspect surnamed Wei and ruled out the possibility that the blasts were the result of terrorism. The incidents are being investigated. ... Residents were warned not to open any packages, said a Xinhua report that was posted to the website of the country’s national emergency broadcaster.

Photos online showed a multistory building with half of its structure ripped away, along with images of a large plume of smoke spiraling up from a series of buildings and photos of what appeared to be several bloodied victims.


Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/multiple-china-blasts-leave-at-least-3-dead-1443614112

[truthisfreedom]

1. Ruled out terrorism, huh?

They have a suspect in multiple bombings... It'll be interesting what they call it.

[get the red out]

2. Lone insane person

That has worked pretty well here in the US more than once, especially with right wing terrorists.

[underpants]

3. Terrorism, complete lack of regulation, or worker revolt/sabotage

Something is going on because there have been several accidents like this over the last month.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. When I had read only the headline and not the story,

I thought it was an industrial explosion at first too. There have been a lot of those.

What a relief that the suspect is only putting bombs in packages and is not a terrorist.

As long as you don't open one of his packages, that is.

I'm replying to posts #1 and #3.