Train Bomber Speaks: Underestimated Power of Bomb

the aftermath of an explosion on a train in Taipei July 7 2016

July 18, 2016July 18, 2016 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment Songshan train explosion\, TRA bomb

A man who detonated a bomb on a commuter train in Taipei July 7 has been able to talk to police after being taken out of critical care. Lin Ying-chang, 55, told police he made the bomb using principles he had learned playing with matches as a child. He said he bought firecrackers and used scissors to cut them open to remove the gunpowder. He made the detonation device using the scratch-pad of a matchbox and a match head, which

A man suspected as responsible for an explosion on a train is seen shortly after the blast

Disaster

July 8, 2016July 8, 2016 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment Songshan train explosion\

A suspect has been identified after DNA analysis of materials believed to have been used to make an explosive device were matched with one of the injured passengers currently hospitalized after a blast on a commuter train in Taipei City. Eyewitness reports and fingerprints found on the device also point to the suspect, 55 year-old Lin Ying-chang. Mr Lin appears to have been holding what has been described as a pipe-bomb when it exploded in car six. Twenty-five people, including