| One person was killed and 35 others injured in a huge blast in eastern China believed to have been set off deliberately, police said on Thursday. The blast struck late on Wednesday at a public square used as a gathering place for migrant workers in Yiwu city, Zhejiang province, local police said on the city's website. Following investigations at the scene, "police believe that this is a criminal case involving a man-made explosion. Preliminary estimations have ruled out a terrorist attack," said a transcript of a press conference posted on the site. The local government has ordered a broader investigation into the blast, it said, adding the lone fatality and most of the injured were male migrant workers. With the Beijing Olympics set to begin in August, Chinese police have been on the lookout for violent crimes and terrorist activity. In early May, three people were killed when flammable materials carried by a passenger caused an explosion on a crowded bus in China's financial hub of Shanghai. Shanghai officials have yet to reveal the results of the investigation into that explosion more than a month after it occurred, state media said on Thursday. |