Man owed wages blows himself up

A man who failed to obtain overdue wages killed himself in Guangzhou on Friday by triggering explosives attached to his body, witnesses said.

Seven other people were wounded in the incident in the Guangdong provincial capital. They were sent to a hospital.

The public security bureau in Guangzhou said police received a report of an explosion at 3:53 pm. Police and firefighters led people from the area.