Chinese Villager Targets Officials With Explosive, at Least Five Dead

Chinese Villager Targets Officials With Explosive, at Least Five Dead
Dark clouds cover the skyline in Guangzhou, China on May 22, 2014. VCG/VCG via Getty Images
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Chinese regime announced five people were killed in a man-made explosion on the outskirts of Guangzhou on the morning of March 22. Local villagers told The Epoch Times that 16 people died or were injured in the blast, caused by a villager angry with village officials.

A 59-year-old local man surnamed Hu is suspected of entering a building in Mingjing village, Panyu District, in Guangzhou, China. Hu then allegedly detonated a homemade explosive device and killed at least five people, including himself, injuring another five, at around 10 a.m. on Monday, local police said on their official Weibo account.

Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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