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	Deadly Bus Blaze in SW China Deliberate: Local Police     2009-07-02 22:00:53     Xinhua A blaze that engulfed a bus in southwest China's Sichuan Province, which killed 27 people and injured 74 in early June, is believed to be the work of an arsonist, local police said Thursday. The man, identified as 62-year-old unemployed Zhang Yunliang, a native from Suzhou city of eastern Jiangsu Province who temporarily lived in Chengdu, burnt to death at the rear of the bus after setting the fire, police said. Police said that Zhang had threatened suicide after his family reduced financial support to him. Talk China       Print       Email       Recommend Bridging the Straists.com claims the copyright of all material and information produced originally by our staff. All rights reserved. Reproduction of text for non-commercial purposes only is permitted provided that both the source and author are acknowledged and a notifying email is sent to us. Bridging the Straists.com holds neither liability nor responsibility for materials attributed to any other source. Such information is provided as reportage and dissemination of information but does not necessarily reflect the opinion of or endorsement by Bridging the Strait.com.   Latest News • KMT Chairman Meets Mainland Ethnic Students Delegation • Advertising Watchdog Blacklists Misleading Direct Sales via TV Ads • UN Concludes Summit on Climate Change with Call for Action • In the Spotlight 2009-09-23 • Climate Change Talks 2009-09-23 • Chinese, US Presidents Meet on Bilateral Ties • President Hu Calls for Int'l Efforts to Address Climate Change • Yantai Boosts Global Image • Beyond Beijing 2009-09-22 • 2009-09-22 The Road to Recovery (Asia) More>> Listen Now Moscow Meeting of the Middle East Quartet Top representatives from Russia, the United States, the European Union and the United Nations are meeting in Moscow. • Life in China 2010-03-19 • China Drive, 2010-03-18 • China Now, 2010-03-18 • Voices from Other Lands 2010-03-18 • China Drive, 2010-03-17 • China Now, 2010-03-17 • In the Spotlight 2010-03-17 • China Drive, 2010-03-16 Multimedia [Video]: 2009-12-19 Gala Marking 10th Anniv. of Macao's Return to China at 8pm Beijing Time Heshun in Peace and Harmony Xidi, the Land of Peach Blossoms

 

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