Arrest Made in Dongzhimen Explosion

Last week we blogged about an explosion in Dongzhimen that occurred Thursday afternoon. This morning CRI reported that an arrest has been made.

According to the Xinhua report publihsed by CRI, Lei Sin, from Nanchong City, Sichuan was arrested and confessed on Wednesday for the blast. He has said that his motive was “for personal reasons”. The article does not mention how or where he was caught.

The explosion in Dongzhimen injured an American male student who was wounded in the leg; he was brought to the hospital but released shortly after.