China Arrests 12 in Tianjin Blast Investigation

Chinese police have arrested 12 suspects said to be involved in the massive explosions at a warehouse in the port city of Tianjin that killed at least 139 people, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Among those arrested were Yu Xuewei and Dong Shexuan, the two top shareholders of Ruihai International Logistics, which owned the Tianjin warehouse where the explosion occurred, Xinhua said Thursday. State media had previously published confessions from the two well-connected...

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