Beijing: A man accused of causing a fire on a bus that killed 17 people and injured 33 in China last week told prosecutors that he was angered by a financial dispute with a construction contractor, the official Xinhua news agency reported late on Sunday.
Police caught the suspect after mounting a manhunt in the northern region of Ningxia last week, but initially did not identify a possible motive for the arson attack.
Bus fires are not uncommon in China. In 2013, a bus fire blamed on a suicidal man killed 47 people in the coastal city of Xiamen. Regulators have blamed some recent blazes on flawed auto design.
Police caught the suspect after mounting a manhunt in the northern region of Ningxia last week, but initially did not identify a possible motive for the arson attack.
Bus fires are not uncommon in China. In 2013, a bus fire blamed on a suicidal man killed 47 people in the coastal city of Xiamen. Regulators have blamed some recent blazes on flawed auto design.
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