Staff writer, with CNAA bus driver was lightly injured in an explosion in the luggage compartment of a tour bus in Chiayi County’s Puzih Township (朴子) on Sunday. Police have launched an investigation into the blast that occurred at about 9am, when the bus was parked outside a temple. The driver sustained an injury to his left hand, but refused to see a doctor, saying the injury was minor. The passengers, Kaohsiung residents who were on a pilgrimage to Buddhist and Taoist temples in the county, were not on the bus when the explosion happened, police said. Tourism Bureau official Chen Chiung-hua (陳瓊華) said the bureau can check the legality of a pilgrimage tour if it is managed by a travel agent, but added that many groups are not managed by travel agents.

Source: Taipei Times March 13, 2017 15:56 UTC