Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Man seeking unpaid wages blows himself up
Beijing, Jan 20 (IANS) Dejected over his failure to obtain overdue wages, a man killed himself by triggering explosives attached to his body in China’s Guangzhou province.
He killed himself Friday by triggering the blast which also left seven people injured, China Daily quoted witnesses as saying.
An initial investigation found the man had been seeking overdue wages at a company in Tianhe North Road. Witnesses said he set off the explosives attached to his body after being denied his due payment.
IANS 2013-01-20 19:30:02
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