CHINA / National

Illegal explosives kill 101 in China in 2005
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-06-13 11:36

Explosives which were illegally produced, stored and sold caused 101 deaths and 181 injuries in China in 2005 in 22 separate accidents, the Ministry of Public Security announced in Beijing Tuesday.

Nine similar accidents have taken place since the beginning of this year in the country, leaving 60 dead and 36 injured, the ministry told a press conference.