Breaking | Taiwanese police identify bomb blast suspect
Lin Ying-chang, 55, was critically injured in the explosion, authorities say, as they continue to search for motive
Taiwanese authorities on Friday identified a 55-year-old man as the suspect behind a blast which wounded 25 people, including himself, on a commuter train the previous night.
Lin Ying-chang, who was critically injured in the explosion, was allegedly carrying a steel pipe containing explosive powder in the train compartment, police said.
The criminal investigation bureau chief said they were “pretty sure” Lin was the bomber after reviewing surveillance camera footages, DNA samples and tools and raw materials for the explosive device found in Lin’s van, United Daily News report.
“According to a fingerprint found on a rectangular red backpack left in a train toilet along with a DNA sample we collected there, we believe one of the passengers injured in the blast could be the suspect,” said an officer investigating earlier. Police also found a suspected suicide note in the van, Central News Agency reported.
Five others were critically injured, doctors said.
Police said Lin was still recovering and was not ready for questioning. He sustained injuries to his chest, which led authorities to believe he might have been holding the pipe when it exploded. The pipe was wrapped in cloth.