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30 seized in S. China for making, selling explosive materials

Xinhua, January 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

Police in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region announced on Monday they had detained 30 suspects for manufacturing and selling explosive materials.

The suspects were apprehended as part of an ongoing campaign that began in October and will last until February.

About 1,000 kg of explosives, 2.68 tonnes materials for making explosives, 1,005 detonators, 3 guns and a 21-meter blasting fuse were seized, according to Liuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau.

The suspects are implicated in the sale and manufacturing of explosives and firearms in Guangxi and neighboring Guizhou Province.

Twenty-seven are in criminal detention and three have been released on bail pending trial. Endite