Shanghai explosion: Attacker was frustrated over gambling debts

BEIJING: Frustration over online gambling debts prompted a 29-year-old man to carry out the crude bomb attack inside Shanghai airport that injured five people, including

BEIJING: Frustration over online gambling debts prompted a 29-year-old man to carry out the crude bomb attack inside Shanghai airport that injured five people, including the attacker, police said on Monday. The attacker, identified as Zhou Xingbai from Guizhou region, was seriously injured when he slashed his throat after lobbing the home-made bomb into a crowd of passengers near a check-in counter inside Terminal 2 of the Shanghai Pudong international airport on Sunday. Three Chinese nationals and a Philippines citizen were also injured. According to the version of events shared by Shanghai police, Zhou planned the attack well in advance.

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