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China: 14 Dead in Suspected Bus Attack

China: 14 Dead in Suspected Bus Attack
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Chinese media sources reported that fourteen people were burned to death and 32 injured after a public bus went up in flames in a suspected arson attack in China on Tuesday, January 5.

China: 14 Dead in Suspected Bus Attack

According to a post on a verified social media account of state broadcaster CCTV, police identified a suspect in the incident.

Besides, the broadcaster posted pictures of the 33-year-old man and personal identifying information, adding that police were "investigating and pursuing" him for his role in "a serious crime."

However, it did not give any indication of a possible motive.

Earlier, officials in Yinchuan, the capital of the remote Ningxia region where the incident took place, said only that the bus had "suddenly caught fire" near a public square.

Images of the incident posted online showed the bus completely engulfed in flames and a short video of police in yellow rain jackets gathering around the vehicle's smoking, charred remains.

Same sources informed later that a total of 32 people were being treated in hospital with eight suffering from "serious injuries."

In past years, several cases of attacks on Chinese public transportation took place, especially on buses.

In 2013 a suicidal man started a fire on a bus in eastern China that killed 47 people including himself, state media said.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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