https://www.scmp.com/rss/308533/feed A 34-year-old man in a wheelchair, upset over a crippling beating he received years ago from rogue security guards in a southern city, detonated a home-made explosive device outside the international arrival hall at Terminal 3 of the Beijing Capital International Airport on July 20, 2013, receiving serious injuries. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com A Beijing court has sentenced Ji Zhongxing, the frustrated petitioner who set off a home-made bomb at the Beijing International Airport in July, to six years in jail. The wheelchair-bound petitioner was found guilty of causing bodily harm with an explosive device in the first instance ruling by the Chaoyang District People’s Court in Beijing on Tuesday morning. The act carried a potential sentence of between three and 10 years’ imprisonment. Ji had pleaded not guilty during his trial hearing in... https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1332042/wheelchair-bound-beijing-airport-bomber-ji-zhongxing-jailed-six?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1332042/wheelchair-bound-beijing-airport-bomber-ji-zhongxing-jailed-six?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Oct 2013 01:21:47 +0000 A disabled migrant worker has told a Beijing court that a homemade bomb he brought to the Beijing Capital International Airport as part of a protest went off by accident. Ji Zhongxing , a petitioner from Shandong province, made the claim during his 2-1/2-hour trial yesterday morning at the Chaoyang District People's Court, where he is being tried for endangering public security. He faces up to 10 years in jail if convicted. Ji lost his left hand as a result of the explosion on July 20, and a... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1311632/bomb-went-accident-beijing-airport-petitioner-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1311632/bomb-went-accident-beijing-airport-petitioner-says?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Sep 2013 08:33:06 +0000 Ji Zhongxing, the man who detonated a home-made bomb at the Beijing airport earlier this month, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of bombing, his lawyer has said. Prominent activist lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan confirmed earlier reports of his arrest on Monday on his microblog on Tuesday morning. He said police had reported his detention to the Chaoyang district procuratorate last Thursday, which approved his arrest. He was arrested on suspicion of bombing, Liu Xiaoyuan told AFP, adding that the act... https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1293013/beijings-airport-bomber-has-been-arrested?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1293013/beijings-airport-bomber-has-been-arrested?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jul 2013 05:19:06 +0000 The flaws of justice on the mainland have long been driving those with unresolved grievances to desperate measures. Of late, though, the desperation has been pushing people in a disturbing direction. A wheelchair-bound man who set off a bomb at Beijing Capital International Airport earlier this month was not the most audacious effort, but it was certainly attention-grabbing. With the help of social media and concern about security, he has had his case reopened and prompted debate about the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1292672/mainland-china-public-crying-out-justice?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1292672/mainland-china-public-crying-out-justice?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Jul 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Some mainland airports have ramped up security checks after a home-made bomb was set off at Beijing Capital International Airport at the weekend, but the government denied that the new measures were linked to the small blast. The intensity of the checks varies, but air travellers generally had their shoes and belts inspected and were also screened by multiple explosives detectors. Luggage was also screened more closely. The prolonged boarding process resulted in complaints from some travellers... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1289434/security-tighter-airports-after-bomb-set?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1289434/security-tighter-airports-after-bomb-set?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:00:00 +0000 A woman was killed and three people, including a 2-1/2-year-old boy, were hurt in another indiscriminate attack in Beijing yesterday amid rising concerns over public safety on the mainland. The attack came just a week after a 27-year-old mentally ill man from Shandong province stabbed to death two people, including a foreign national, in Chaoyang district on July 17. On Saturday, wheelchair-bound petitioner Ji Zhongxing was taken into custody for setting off an improvised bomb made of fireworks... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1288747/one-dead-3-hurt-indiscriminate-knife-attack-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1288747/one-dead-3-hurt-indiscriminate-knife-attack-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:00:00 +0000 The wheelchair-bound petitioner who detonated a home-made bomb in protest at Beijing's international airport on Saturday is under criminal detention, mainland media report, while his family say they have lost contact with him. "My brother was so miserable with his injustices, and now, we don't know where he is and what he was arrested for," Ji Zhongji, elder brother of bomber Ji Zhongxing, told the Post yesterday. My brother was so miserable with his injustices, and now, we don't know where he... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1288674/airport-bomber-detained-unknown-location?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1288674/airport-bomber-detained-unknown-location?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Security officials in the Guangdong city of Dongguan have been ordered to reopen the case into an alleged beating eight years ago that paralysed a motorcycle taxi driver who set off a home-made bomb in protest at Beijing's airport on Saturday. The Public Security Bureau in Guangdong asked the Dongguan branch to carry out a thorough investigation into mistreatment claimed by Ji Zhongxing, the bomber, and his ensuing petitions, the national broadcaster CCTV reported yesterday, adding that the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1287995/beijing-airport-bombers-mistreatment-case-reopened?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1287995/beijing-airport-bombers-mistreatment-case-reopened?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Jul 2013 16:00:00 +0000 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... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1287654/sympathy-beijing-bomber-frustrated-life-revealed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1287654/sympathy-beijing-bomber-frustrated-life-revealed?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Jul 2013 05:49:45 +0000 A petitioner in a wheelchair set off a home-made bomb near the international arrivals gate at Beijing Capital International Airport yesterday evening, raising security concerns at one of the world's busiest airports. The petitioner, identified as Ji Zhongxing, of Heze city, Shandong, did not have life-threatening injuries and was sent to hospital, Xinhua said. Other local media reported that he had his left arm amputated after being rushed to a Beijing hospital.  State media said no other... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1287064/breaking-news-explosion-beijing-airport-one-may-be-dead-witnesses?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1287064/breaking-news-explosion-beijing-airport-one-may-be-dead-witnesses?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Jul 2013 10:51:24 +0000