Man who detonated bomb aboard Taipei train, injuring dozens, jailed for 30 years

A Taiwanese man was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday for detonating a pipe bomb on a busy Taipei train that injured more than two dozen people last year.

Lin Ying-chang, 56, was convicted on charges of attempted murder and making an explosive without a permit over the July 2016 blast, which the Taipei district court said was a botched suicide attempt.

The explosion injured 24 people when it tore through the train as it pulled into a station.

“The defendant detonated the explosive device with the goal of committing suicide, as well as taking his revenge on society by means of killing innocent people. His motive was malicious,” a court statement said.

Lin, who has the right to appeal the ruling, was also injured in the blast.