Karaoke parlor blast caused by explosives

时间：2007-07-09 00:55:57

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July 8 - Investigators1 said Wednesday's karaoke bar explosion which claimed lives of 25 people in Benxi, northeast China's Liaoning Province, was caused by explosives secretly stored by the bar owner Qu Yijie.

 

"After more than three days' efforts, we found self-ignition of the explosives led to the explosion," the investigators of the July 4 karaoke bar explosion concluded in a terse2 brochure made available to Xinhua Sunday.

 

No more details were given.

 

The explosion occurred at the Tianying karaoke bar in Tianshifu Township of Benxi Autonomous3 County of Manchu Nationality in Liaoning on Wednesday night, killing4 25 people on the spot and injuring 41 more. The explosion also leveled the two-storey entertainment venue5 to the ground and damaged some nearby buildings.

 

The 25 dead victims included the bar owner Qu Yijie - known locally as Qu Hua - his elder brother and his elder brother's wife, said Fu Qingbin, a spokesman for the Benxi county government.

 

More than 10 teenage girls were celebrating a birthday for a 19-year-old girl Sun Bo, who worked at a nearby department store and most of them died in the blast, including Sun herself, Fu said.

 

The victims also included a motorcycle driver and a truck driver who were passing the door of the KTV bar and a couple who owned a nearby carwash shop, he said.

 

The relatives of the victims have been arranged to stay in local hotels, waiting to discuss the issue of compensation with local authorities.

 

The 41 people injured in the blast are still being treated in local hospitals and are in a stable condition, local health authorities said.

 

Four people suffered serious injuries, while 37 others suffered fractures, chest injuries and broken ribs6, said a physician.

 

One seriously wounded person has been transferred to Benxi City Central Hospital. The others are either in Benxi County No. 1 hospital or at a hospital in Tianshifu Township, said Jiang Yongcheng, deputy director of the Benxi County Health Bureau.

 

A dozen medical experts have gone to Benxi County to help treat the victims.

 

Police questioned the parlor7 owner's wife and some employees of the parlor in order to establish the cause of the fatal blast.

 
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1 investigators e970f9140785518a87fc81641b7c89f7     
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
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  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
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2 terse GInz1     
adj.(说话，文笔)精炼的，简明的
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  • Her reply about the matter was terse.她对此事的答复简明扼要。
  • The president issued a terse statement denying the charges.总统发表了一份简短的声明，否认那些指控。
3 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的；独立的
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  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
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4 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
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  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
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5 venue ALkzr     
n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点
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  • The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
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6 ribs 24fc137444401001077773555802b280     
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  • He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
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7 parlor v4MzU     
n.店铺，营业室；会客室，客厅
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