[1] The perpetrator, 52-year-old Qian Mingqi, was among those killed in the blasts,[2] leading China's state-run news agencies to label it a suicide bombing.
[9] On one of his blogs, he accused the Linchuan district party cadres of embezzling 10 million yuan in compensation funds after demolishing his house and that of seven other families.
[13] He wrote the last statement in his weibo: "I want to learn from Dong Cunrui [a People's Liberation Army soldier who carried an explosive package and blew up a bunker in 1948] and I hope I can receive the public's support and attention.
[4] Local journalists in Fuzhou stated that the Chinese police confiscated record-taking materials and deleted photographs from cameras.
[13] Officials from the city were supposed to hold a news conference about the bombings, but it was canceled at the last minute, leading to further accusations of censorship.
[4] Many Chinese bloggers, Weibo and Twitter users expressed sympathy for Qian Mingqi, with some calling him a "hero," and comparing him to Yang Jia, who killed Shanghai policemen after allegedly suffering mistreatment.
"[18][19] In an interview, Li Chengpeng, one of China's most popular and influential bloggers, said "Qian was no Bin Laden, he was one of the weak, he had no way to express himself nor defend his rights.
"[20] The Associated Press explained the outpouring of sympathy for Qian by observing that many citizens could relate to his tale of victimization at the hands of authorities, and to his frustration at the lack of channels to seek redress.
The Associated Press observed that "Qian's grievances resonate widely in China, where land disputes have mushroomed amid a fast-paced economic boom.