Suspect in China Parcel Bombings Died in Explosion, Police Say
- Local man's remains indentified among dead in Guangxi blasts
- Dispute over quarry seen as motivating factor in explosions
Firefighters enter a blast site after suspected letter bombs exploded in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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A man sought in connection with a series of parcel bombings in China’s southern region of Guangxi was confirmed to be among the people killed in the blasts, state media said.
Wei Yinyong, 33, a local man previously named as a suspect, was identified following DNA tests, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing police in the city of Liuzhou. He concealed more than a dozen homemade bombs in packages and hired people to help him deliver them to public places after disputes over the operations of a local quarry, Xinhua said, without elaborating.