Authorities have arrested a man believed to be responsible for an explosion at a restaurant in Heilongjang province that injured three police officers on Sunday, China Daily reports.
The blast, which occurred at 9:34am on Sunday at a Dico’s restaurant in Suihua, was dubbed a 'revenge' attack by authorities, although they did not elaborate further.
According to public security bureau head, Sheng Wei, the police were informed of a potential explosion when they received an anonymous phone call minutes before it occurred.
He added that the police rushed to the scene to evacuate patrons and employees but the bomb went off during the evacuation injuring three officers, two of which are suffering severe burns.
The incident is still under further investigation.
[The 34-year-old suspect]
Police found an explosive device was placed at the corner of the staircase to the second floor.
Heilongjiang Morning News cited witnesses as saying that before the blast a man walked into the restaurant and left a bag without buying any food. A restaurant employee then received a call claiming there was an explosive device.
Two of the injured officers, Wang Jiliang, 25, and Zou Defeng, 37, have been transferred from a local hospital to the Harbin No 5 Hospital in the provincial capital to be treated for serious burns.
Two people were injured by a blast in Chongqing's Tongnan county on Wednesday morning. Local police said a man with marital problems who had access to explosives at work was responsible for the blast.
Dai Peng, director of the criminal investigation department under People's Public Security University of China, said: "Compared with other criminal acts, an explosion can cause higher casualties and inflict a stronger impact on the public's mentality, so some people wanting to take revenge on society are more likely to resort to it."
This is the fourth attack involving explosives in the last few weeks in China. On May 22, 31 people died and many more were injured after a park in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Province was hit by multiple explosions.
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