Harbin, Jan. 21.
A packet addressed to M. Toporkoff, the manager of the Chooring Ca., exploded at 10.30 this morning, when it was opened by an assistant in the centre of the crowded shop. The assistant and four customers were seriously injured.
It appears that the packet was delivered by a cabman, who, when subsequently arrested, stated that he received it from an unknown person at Pristan (a river-side part of the city).
This is the fourth outrage in the last three months, and it is evident that the object was to create panic and unrest at Harbin. The construction of the bomb indicates the work of an expert.—Reuter.
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