Police identify man behind kindergarten blast in eastern China

A 22-year-old-man surnamed Xu is behind the explosion that killed at least eight people and injured 65 others outside the gate of a kindergarten in Fengxian County, east China's Jiangsu Province on Thursday afternoon, police said on Friday.

The suspect, who was also killed in the blast, has assembled an explosive device and detonated it outside the nursery when parents were picking up their kids.

The man is believed to have been suspended from school and suffered from a neurological disease.

This is a developing story. Stay tuned to CGTN for further updates.

(CGTN)