Beijing police arrests airport blast suspect

Photo taken on July 20, 2013 with a cellphone shows Ji Zhongxing (man on the wheelchair), suspect of an explosion at Terminal 3 of the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China. Ji, a 34-year-old from Heze City of east China's Shandong Province, set off a home-made explosive device outside the arrivals exit of the Terminal 3 at around 6:24 p.m. Saturday after he was stopped from handing out leaflets to get attention to his complaints, an initial police investigation showed. Ji suffered no life-threatening injuries and no other injuries were caused. The police cordon at the arrivals exit has been removed, and the airport has begun to resume normal order. (Xinhua File Photo) In pictures >> Explosive sound heard at Beijing Int'l Airport BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Ji Zhongxing, who was suspected of setting off a home-made explosive at the Beijing Capital International Airport, has been arrested, police said Tuesday. The Chaoyang district procuratorate approved Ji's arrest on Monday, the airport police said. Ji, a 33-year-old wheelchair-bound man from Shandong Province, confessed that he prepared and carried the explosive and leaflets to Terminal 3 of the airport and triggered the explosive device on July 20, the police said. Ji said he did this for personal purposes, the police said. He has been in custody since July 21. According to earlier reports, the explosion caused no casualty except Ji who injured himself. Related: Video>>Explosive sound heard at Beijing Int'l Airport Family unaware of Beijing airport bomber's plot JINAN, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The family of a man who detonated an explosive device at a Beijing airport said they did not know of the bomber's plans beforehand, according to a statement from the police department of Heze City, the bomber's hometown. Ji Zhongxing, 34, set off a home-made explosive device outside the Terminal 3 arrivals hall of the Beijing Capital International Airport on Saturday evening. Ji sustained injuries to his arm and is currently receiving treatment.  Full story Explosion hits Beijing airport BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) -- An explosion occurred Saturday evening at Terminal 3 of the Beijing Capital International Airport, polce said. A wheel-chaired Chinese man, identified as Ji Zhongxing from eastern Shandong province, set off a home-made explosive device outside the arrivals exit of the Terminal 3 at around 6:24 p.m., an initial police investigation showed. Explosive sound heard at Beijing International Airport BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) -- A loud explosion was heard at around 6:24 p.m. Saturday in Terminal 3 of the Beijing International Airport, witnesses said. Full story