Xiâan Police Discover Cause of Mondayâs Food Shop Blast
Follow-up to Mondayâs China blast report. It turns out that the blast was due to a broken heart and an ugly divorce. At least thatâs the party line.
Police on Wednesday announced that they have discovered the cause of Mondayâs blast in a food store in downtown Xiâan, capital of northwest Chinaâs Shaanxi Province. According to the police, 43-year-old Wang Dayong was distraught over his broken marriage and the division of property. At around 9:00 a.m. Monday, Wang, armed with explosives, went to his ex-wifeâs food stall and entered into negotiations, which ended in a violent argument. In desperation, Wang set off the explosives, killing himself, his ex-wife and three court employees and injuring nine others seriously. Li Jianguo, secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and Jia Zhibang, Shaanxi governor, ordered police to investigate the cause of the blast.
Posted by: 11A5S 2003-07-17 |