China Investigating Terror Link in Tiananmen Crash
Name two suspects from majority Muslim western region, Chinese president was at square during crash
Chinese authorities named a pair of suspects from a majority Muslim western region of the country as suspicions grew that a deadly car crash and fire near Tiananmen Square was a terror attack.
The crash at the center of the capital at lunchtime Monday plowed through dozens of pedestrians and police, killing five people, including the driver, two passengers, a female tourist from the Philippines and a male tourist from Guangdong province in South China, and injuring 38 people, Qianlong.com, a Beijing government news website, reported.
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