Kunming security chief rejects rumours
Police in Kunming investigating Monday's two fatal bus explosions have not found any links between the blasts and terrorism or next month's Olympics, a top city security official said yesterday.
A day after the blasts that killed two people and injured 14 during the morning rush hour in the capital of Yunnan province , police are offering a cash reward of 100,000 yuan (HK$114,349) for information that can help solve the case.
At a press conference yesterday, Du Min, head of the Kunming public security bureau and the city's vice-mayor, said explosions of that type had not been seen in 30 years and stressed security had been stepped up on public buses and in other public areas.
'We're still carrying out investigations, [but] at the moment, this case has not been linked to Tibet separatists or any particular person. It's also not linked to the Beijing Olympics,' said Mr Du, who called on residents to report any suspicious people or items.
He also dismissed a suggestion that the fatal explosions were related to Saturday's riots in Menglian county, also in Yunnan, over a disagreement between rubber farmers and their buyers.