Singer in spotlight after blog post

Rock star's criminal detention after alleged bomb threat sparks debate

The public and legal experts are split over whether police have overreacted by detaining of an outspoken singer after she allegedly threatened to bomb government offices in Beijing.

Wu Hongfei, lead singer of rock band Happy Avenue, was arrested in the capital on suspicion of "fabricating fake terrorism information", a crime that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, Legal Evening News reported on Saturday.