Police identify likely train blast suspectTAIPEI, Taiwan -- The police announced Friday that they had identified a chief suspect — one of dozens wounded — over the commuter train explosion that injured dozens in Taipei on Thursday night. The 55-year-old male suspect, Lin Ying-chang (林英昌), was one of the 25 victims wounded after Thursday night's blast, police told local media, saying forensic evidence, fingerprints and surveillance footage pointed to him. He had lived with his son before leaving home five years ago, local media reported. The motives behind the explosion are also not yet clear as police could not complete questioning of the suspect as of press time. An explosion rocked commuter Train 1258's sixth carriage, operated by Taiwan Railways Administration on Thursday night, two minutes before it was due to arrive at Songshan Station.

Source: The China Post July 08, 2016 16:07 UTC