BEIJING: A Chinese man infuriated by his gambling losses set fire to a bus, leaving two people dead and injuring 32, police said yesterday.
The blaze, which started with an explosion, engulfed the vehicle in Guangzhou, capital of the southern province of Guangdong, late Tuesday, police said on a verified account on Sina Weibo, a Chinese Twitter equivalent.
Eight of those hospitalised were in critical condition, it added.
The suspect, a 25-year-old surnamed Ou from Henan province, was detained yesterday.
“Ou confessed that he was dissatisfied by his personal gambling losses, so he carried out an arson attack on the 301 bus,” the police statement said.
Previous arson attacks on buses in China have been blamed on disgruntled individuals targeting ordinary people to vent their pent-up frustrations and anger over being denied access to justice. — AFP