Bomb Blast rocks Hunan province, China
I was very surprised to hear this on the news this morning on ABC. It's not the sort of news I would expect to hear from the PRC.
Is this some sort of attack by disgruntled farmers, an attempted robbery, or the work of those that wish to disrupt the upcomming Olympics?
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I was very surprised to hear this on the news this morning on ABC. It's not the sort of news I would expect to hear from the PRC.
Is this some sort of attack by disgruntled farmers, an attempted robbery, or the work of those that wish to disrupt the upcomming Olympics?
Mods note>>>>Please keep the level of discussion in this thread civil!
A homemade bomb exploded on a crowded bus in central China Monday, injuring 37 people.
According to police in Changsha, Hunan province, no one was killed, though three people are in serious condition. One man had both his legs blown off. The suspect, a man about 30 years old, was on board the bus and fled the scene.
Police have not said what the motive for the bombing might have been.
On January 6, a similar bomb exploded on a bus in northeast Liaoning province, killing 19 people. Police say the motive was robbery; the bomber hoped to fleece the stunned passengers.
Also in Changsha, up to 500 workers staged a protest on a vital bridge, demanding unpaid wages.
Traffic was brought to a standstill on the bridge, which links Changsha with western Hunan province.
Some reports suggested that police fired into the crowd, but this has not been confirmed.
Protests are a relatively common occurrence in the Chinese countryside, but rarely lead to violence.