February 14, 1998 Turkish Cumhurriyet Newspaper Report
BEIJING(news agency)-- A bomb planted on a bus exploded, killing 50 people.
The explosion happened on February 14 in China's Hebei Province near to central city of Wuhan. The bomb went off at about 13.00 hours Beijing
time.The explosion injured bystanders. The nearby buildings also experienced the shock wave. According to eye witnesses, immediately after the blast, 4-5 people were running for their lives with fire still burninig on their clothes. The bus was heading for Hanyang County. It was 20 kilometer away from the destiny went the blast happened. The explosion also damaged other vehicles nearby. There was no more traffic allowed on this route untill late that night.
Wuhan police refused to answer questions related to the death toll and the number of people injured in this event. They only said that troops were sent to this area. Hong Kong Da Gong newspaper said Beijing police arrested 10 suspects related to this explosion. According to this report most of them were Uyghur Muslims who claims they are the major populaton in Xinjiang. Xinjiang is the region where large amount of explosives were seized in the past.