In China, police have detained six more suspects linked to a chemical plant blast in which 78 people were killed and hundreds injured.
Yancheng government yesterday said that six employees of the Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical company, whose plant was involved in the blast, have major responsibilities in the incident.
It said that “criminal coercive measures” have been taken against them, a vague term indicating detention, arrest or being put under temporary house arrest until police complete investigations.
Three others had also earlier been detained in connection with the blast occurred on March 21st.