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Friday, January 22, 1999 Published at 11:23 GMT

Suicide bomber injures five in Chinese cinema


Suicide bomber injures five in Chinese cinema

An explosion in a cinema in the southwestern Chinese city of Yibin has killed one man and left five people injured.

Reports say the man deliberately set off a bomb strapped to his waist.

Police in China are currently investigating a string of explosions across the country, including a blast on a bus in central Changsha which killed nineteen people, and another bus bombing which injured thirtyseven.

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