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China arrests over explosion at 'gambling spot' | China arrests over explosion at 'gambling spot' |
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Chinese police have arrested eight people over an explosion at a village in Guizhou province that killed at least 15 people, state media report. | Chinese police have arrested eight people over an explosion at a village in Guizhou province that killed at least 15 people, state media report. |
The explosion took place on Monday afternoon at a remote mountain slope at a village in Kaili City, Xinhua said. Eight people were reportedly injured. | The explosion took place on Monday afternoon at a remote mountain slope at a village in Kaili City, Xinhua said. Eight people were reportedly injured. |
The blast is thought to have taken place at an illegal gambling site on the hill, Xinhua said, citing police. | The blast is thought to have taken place at an illegal gambling site on the hill, Xinhua said, citing police. |
Police are investigating the cause of the explosion. | Police are investigating the cause of the explosion. |
Initial investigations suggested the blast was "a man-made criminal case", state-run newspaper Global Times reported, citing the local publicity department. | Initial investigations suggested the blast was "a man-made criminal case", state-run newspaper Global Times reported, citing the local publicity department. |
"I arrived the accident site with policemen at about four o'clock. I saw the tent was totally damaged in the explosion," a relative of one of the injured people told state broadcaster CCTV. | |
At least five of those injured were sent to a nearby hospital. | |
Jiang Xiaohai, director of plastic surgery at the Southeast Qian People's Hospital, told CCTV that the injuries were mostly caused by fragments from the blast and some by big rocks. | |
Gambling is illegal in mainland China. | Gambling is illegal in mainland China. |
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