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Chengdu bus fire blamed on 62-year-old suicidal gambler

Chongqing TimesJuly 3, 2009 Police have completed their investigation into the June 5 bus fire in Chengdu that killed 27. They concluded that cause of the fire was arson, committed by a 62-year-old man named Zhang Yunliang who carried gasoline onto the... ...full story at Danwei

from Danwei on Fri, Jul 03 2009

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