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Restaurant explosion kills 1 in SW China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-06-06 15:12

GUIYANG - A homemade bomb killed a man and injured six other people at a restaurant in the southwestern Chinese city of Guiyang Sunday, local police said.

The explosion happened at about 8:57 am at a breakfast restaurant on Zunyi Road, the Guiyang Municipal Public Security Department said in a statement. Windows, doors, tables and chairs were shattered and broken.

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An initial investigation showed that the man killed in the explosion was Ren Guangqi, a 52-year-old street peddler from Yinjiang County. Ren had made the bomb himself and intentionally set it off in the restaurant.

Ren had had a dispute with the restaurant owner, the police statement said.

Six other people, including diners, suffered slight injuries, it said.

Police were continuing their investigation, it said.