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Letter bomb kills six in China

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At least six people were killed on today when 15 letter bombs exploded in southern China. The blasts were reported in more than ten locations including government offices. Dozens more were injured by the explosives apparently placed in express delivery packages.https://i0.wp.com/www.timeslive.co.za/incoming/2014/01/22/envelope.jpg/ALTERNATES/crop_630x400/Envelope.jpg?w=640

The explosions occurred in at least 13 locations in a rural county in China’s Guangxi region, the Nanguo Morning News, a local newspaper, cited police as saying. Some of the locations included a prison, a government office and a shopping centre, it said. State broadcaster CCTV cited a local police chief as saying the blasts were caused by several  different explosive devices, adding that “the case is understood to be a criminal one”.

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The blasts occurred at the seat of Liucheng county and the surrounding areas, Xinhua said. Pictures online showed a building half-collapsed. Witnesses also saw damaged vehicles on the road, Xinhua said. “Initial investigation showed that explosives could be inside express delivery packages,” it added.

In recent years several disgruntled Chinese citizens have bombed local government offices and public places in an attempt to bring attention to their grievances.

One prominent person who was assassinated by Letter bomb in Nigeria was Dele Giwa in his Lagos home on 19 October 1986. The assassination occurred two days after he had been interviewed by security operatives.

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