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[quote=OLIVETREE,305776]According to CCTV, two buses were bombed on a busy downtown area in Kunming city in Southwestern China’s Yunnan province on Monday (July 21) morning. Two people were killed and 14 injured during the explosions.

The first blast occurred at 7:05 am on a a bus on route 54. One passenger was killed and 10 were injured. A witness on the first bus said to reporters that the blast went off just after a short man got off the bus leaving behind a black plastic bag.

The second blasts went off at 8:10 am on a bus of the same route in the hub of the city. After the initial investigation, police confirmed that the masterminds had used ammonium nitrate, which is generally used by the military. This blast echoed the blast on a bus in Shanghai two and half months ago, three people were killed in a similar explosion on a bus in Shanghai.

Due to the explosions, police has beefed up security in the whole Yunnan province.  Police have set up special checkpoints at many places. Security checks at airports, highways and entry and exit points have been beefed up.[/quote]

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