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| China Beijing airport explosion suspect tried | China Beijing airport explosion suspect tried |
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| China has begun the trial of a man in a wheelchair who detonated an explosive device at Beijing International Airport in July, state media report. | China has begun the trial of a man in a wheelchair who detonated an explosive device at Beijing International Airport in July, state media report. |
| The man, Ji Zhongxing, said he had been paralysed after being beaten by security agents in China in 2005. | The man, Ji Zhongxing, said he had been paralysed after being beaten by security agents in China in 2005. |
| No one was killed in the blast, although Mr Ji suffered injuries and was taken to hospital. | |
| If found guilty, he could face three to 10 years in jail for endangering public safety, state media report. | If found guilty, he could face three to 10 years in jail for endangering public safety, state media report. |
| Photos in state media showed Mr Ji giving evidence from a hospital bed in the court. | Photos in state media showed Mr Ji giving evidence from a hospital bed in the court. |
| According to the verified microblog feed of the Beijing court, Mr Ji said he did not deliberately detonate the home-made device and that he regretted his actions. | According to the verified microblog feed of the Beijing court, Mr Ji said he did not deliberately detonate the home-made device and that he regretted his actions. |
| Prosecutors said that Mr Ji endangered public safety and should be held criminally responsible for the explosion, news agency China News Service reported. | Prosecutors said that Mr Ji endangered public safety and should be held criminally responsible for the explosion, news agency China News Service reported. |
| The 34-year-old from central Shandong province had been petitioning the authorities over his lower limb paralysis, which he said was caused by a beating from several security officers in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong Province, in 2005. | The 34-year-old from central Shandong province had been petitioning the authorities over his lower limb paralysis, which he said was caused by a beating from several security officers in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong Province, in 2005. |
| Mr Ji was also apparently dissatisfied with the way his complaints against the authorities had been dealt with. | Mr Ji was also apparently dissatisfied with the way his complaints against the authorities had been dealt with. |