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Arsonist admits setting deadly N China karaoke bar fire

Police have arrested an arsonist for a karaoke bar fire last month in north China's Hebei Province that killed 11, the local government said Friday. Jiang Dayong, a waiter at the Gedu Karaoke bar, admitted to setting the bar on fire ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Fri, Dec 07 2007

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