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China probing 24 explosions in three cities
China is probing 24 explosions which rocked three cities in just two days, with 20 bombs exploding in one city and in another - a blast ripping through a crowded McDonald's restaurant.
One man was killed and 28 injured, with two seriously hurt at the McDonald's restaurant in Xian.
The AFP news agency says it appeared to be a suicide bombing, but it was unclear if the man who died was the perpetrator.
The blast followed 23 explosions that killed five and injured seven in two cities in southern Guangdong province.
Police Sunday say the blasts were the work of a local businessman, Lin Guojian, who targeted his brother-in-law for mistreating his sister and people with whom he had debt disputes.
Lin blew himself up in a suicide explosion, according to Xinhua.
Twenty of the explosions happened in Lin's city of residence, Zhanjiang, near the southern tip of Guangdong province, while the other three explosions happened at nearby Jiangmen city, where Lin originally lived.
17/12/01 6:21:33 | ABC Radio Australia News
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