A Shanghai court on Friday sentenced a man to eight years in prison for setting off a homemade bomb at the city's international airport last June that injured three people.
Police arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport where a blast was reported on June 12, 2016. /CFP Photo
The man, identified by the court as Zhou Xingbo, set off a homemade explosive device in a beer bottle at a check-in counter of Shanghai Pudong International Airport on June 12, 2016, before taking a knife and slashing his own neck. He was later taken to hospital for treatment.
Three passengers were injured in the attack and flights had to be delayed or canceled.
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Prosecutors charged Zhou with causing an explosion to endanger public security, without causing serious consequences.
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