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| Police in China arrest man for sending toy bombs as gifts | Police in China arrest man for sending toy bombs as gifts |
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| Chinese police have arrested the head of a creative design firm in Shanghai for posting toy explosives to his clients as Children's Day gifts that resulted in bomb-squad deployments and evacuations. | Chinese police have arrested the head of a creative design firm in Shanghai for posting toy explosives to his clients as Children's Day gifts that resulted in bomb-squad deployments and evacuations. |
| The suspect, a 32-year-old man named Liu, bought 60 toy bombs on the internet and sent most of them on 2 June, posting 51 to Shanghai, one to Nanjing and seven to Beijing, the state-run Global Times newspaper reported on Thursday. He was arrested in Shanghai on Monday night and will be charged with spreading false and dangerous substances, an officer told the newspaper. | The suspect, a 32-year-old man named Liu, bought 60 toy bombs on the internet and sent most of them on 2 June, posting 51 to Shanghai, one to Nanjing and seven to Beijing, the state-run Global Times newspaper reported on Thursday. He was arrested in Shanghai on Monday night and will be charged with spreading false and dangerous substances, an officer told the newspaper. |
| On Monday, employees at a magazine in Xuanwu district, Nanjing, told the police they had received a bomb in the post. A bomb squad was immediately dispatched and evacuated hundreds of nearby residents before discovering the device was a hoax. | On Monday, employees at a magazine in Xuanwu district, Nanjing, told the police they had received a bomb in the post. A bomb squad was immediately dispatched and evacuated hundreds of nearby residents before discovering the device was a hoax. |
| The following day, the Sanlian Life Weekly magazine in Beijing also reported receiving a bomb. "More than 30 police officers arrived at the scene and, upon examination, it was discovered that the bomb had no explosive charges," the China Daily newspaper reported. | The following day, the Sanlian Life Weekly magazine in Beijing also reported receiving a bomb. "More than 30 police officers arrived at the scene and, upon examination, it was discovered that the bomb had no explosive charges," the China Daily newspaper reported. |
| "We were trying to make contact with Shanghai and Beijing to inform the local police when Sanlian Life Weekly found the bomb," a Nanjing police officer told the Global Times, adding that the force was making every effort to trace the person who sold the devices. | "We were trying to make contact with Shanghai and Beijing to inform the local police when Sanlian Life Weekly found the bomb," a Nanjing police officer told the Global Times, adding that the force was making every effort to trace the person who sold the devices. |
| Chinese law states that anyone who knowingly fabricates threats of explosions could face up to five years in jail, China Daily reported. | Chinese law states that anyone who knowingly fabricates threats of explosions could face up to five years in jail, China Daily reported. |
| A lawyer told the Global Times Liu's punishment depended on whether police were able to determine that he had intended to cause harm. | A lawyer told the Global Times Liu's punishment depended on whether police were able to determine that he had intended to cause harm. |
| Liu reportedly apologised for his actions and claimed he did not know the toy explosives would cause such a stir. | Liu reportedly apologised for his actions and claimed he did not know the toy explosives would cause such a stir. |
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