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Ji Zhongxing, a wheelchair-bound man setting off explosives at Beijing airport in July, is on trial at the Beijing Chaoyang District People's Court in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 15, 2013.(Xinhua/Gong Lei)
Ji Zhongxing, who was charged with setting off explosives at the Beijing Capital International Airport in July, was sentenced to six years in jail on Tuesday, according to a court ruling.
Ji, a 33-year-old wheelchair-bound man, was jailed for causing an explosion in a public place, according to a ruling by the Chaoyang District People's Court in Beijing.
Ji, a native of east China's Shandong Province, set off a homemade explosive device outside the airport's Terminal 3 arrivals exit on July 20, severely injuring himself. A police officer at the scene suffered minor injuries in the explosion.
According the court, Ji handed out leaflets that read "paying off old scores" at an arrival exit for international tourists, held the explosive device high for passersby to see, and ignited it when a police officer tried to stop him.
The explosion caused chaos at the scene and forced the closure of the arrivals exit and evacuation of passengers.
Ji, who appeared on a stretcher in the courtroom, has been in custody since July 21.
He did not appeal in court, and said he needed to consider the appeals process further.
Ji once worked in the southern province of Guangdong. For ten years, he has been petitioning about alleged unjust treatment that resulted in his paralysis, according to a police investigation.
Ji received a minor sentence because he warned people to stay away from him at the scene of the blast and confessed his crimes in the court, according to the ruling.
According to the country's criminal law, anyone who causes an explosion or uses other means to endanger public security without causing serious consequences shall be sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of no less than three years but no more than ten years.
