The man suspected of bombing a McDonald's restaurant in a failed bid to
extort money from the fast food chain has been detained by police.
Xu Yonggang, 28, was seized as he was travelling by bus from Hanzhong, in
Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, to the provincial capital of Xi'an.
He is being quizzed over the June 15 bombing of McDonald's in Xi'an, which
caused serious damage to the property.
Police said the bomb was a crudely made device that had been planted in the
men's toilet of the Gulou branch of the fast food chain in the city.
Police allege that Xu decided on the bombing after falling heavily into debt
from playing the lottery for two years.
Xu sent threatening letters to four restaurants and supermarkets in the city
on June 14, saying he would target them with explosives if they did not give him
money, police claim.
All the restaurants and supermarkets reported the demands to the police and
did not pay any cash.
