Explosions in China Liuzhou bomber said to have died

The suspect in this week’s south China blasts – which killed seven people and injured 51 more – hired people to assist in delivering parcel bombs, the police have announced. Seven people were killed when 17 bombs went off in Liuzhou on Wednesday.

Police said they confirmed through DNA testing that a body found in a auto destroyed in the blasts was that of Wei, which contradicted an earlier statement that Wei had been apprehended. Two people are reported to be still missing following the incidents.

China has shut down for a week to celebrate the National Day since yesterday.

The order follows a series of 18 explosions in the southern region of Guangxi on Wednesday and Thursday blamed on a 33-year-old man, Wei Yinyong, who had long-standing disputes with neighbors and companies involved in stone quarrying.

The packages were placed in an isolation area that allowed experts to disarm them and begin further investigations, Cai said. Wei who was arrested lives in Dapu township, and is a former employee of a quarry in Liucheng county.

The South China Morning Post said the blasts had targeted government offices, supermarkets, a hospital, a bus, a prison, shopping malls, a dormitory, and a center for disease prevention.

According to the Ministry of Public Security, the explosions are criminal acts.

Liuzhou Police used Sina Weibo, a microblogging website, to warn the public about odd parcels delivered via unofficial channels.

The man told the court it had been easy to buy the material by saying it was for work needs, adding that he had been buying the explosives and storing them at home for the last decade without any problems, though he seemed to have no violent intent.