Sympathy for Beijing bomber as a frustrated life is revealed
Messages of support posted online came after reports said 34-year old Ji Zhongxing was driven to the act by a years-long battle for justice after being severely beaten by police.
Chinese citizens expressed support on Sunday for a disabled man who set off an explosion at Beijing’s international airport, injuring himself in an apparent protest against police brutality.
Messages of support posted online came after reports said 34-year old Ji Zhongxing was driven to the act by a years-long battle for justice after being severely beaten by police.
Wheelchair-bound Ji warned passengers in the airport before detonating the small device late on Saturday in an apparent attempt to draw attention to his case without harming others, the Beijing News reported.
A policeman who rushed to the scene was the only other person injured in the explosion, the state-run China Radio International said.
“He warned those passing by... what a good member of the public, who in this country is willing to stand up and say they are more righteous than him,” Zhao Xiao, a professor at the Beijing Institute of Technology wrote on Sina Weibo.