Deadly bomb blasts hit Chinese Communist headquarters

A series of timed explosions during the morning rush hour leave one dead and eight injured outside the headquarters of the Communist party in Shanxi province
An audacious attack on the headquarters of the Communist party in the province of Shanxi saw at least six homemade bombs, fitted with timers and packed with ball bearings and metal shrapnel, explode during morning rush hour.
Almost all the bombs were left in the hedges that line the 12-lane road outside the imposing 20-storey biscuit-coloured building in the city of Taiyuan.
The scene on Yingze Street in Taiyuan following the explosion (Reuters)
One, however, was placed in an ornamental flower pot barely 30 feet from the main gate of the building.
The explosions began at 7.40am, according to the local police. "They must have been timed for when government officials begin to arrive at work," said one local, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of incident. "If they wanted to hurt the public, they would have left them outside the bus station"

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