Police: Driver set bus fire, killing 11 kids

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“The fire was started on the who died three days after the tions on dealing with the In the leaders’ meeting, Li leaders witnessed the signfloor behind the driver’s seat. fire. Of the 11 children killed aftermath on May 10, the day also said that amid growing ing of cooperation docuA bus fire that killed 11 A cap to a lighter was found in the fire, five were from the after the fatal fire. uncertainties in the world, ments in fields ranging from young children and two among the combustion resiRepublic of Korea and six Foreign Ministry spokesthe meeting is expected to energy to intellectual propadults in Shandongerty.provinceduesnearthedriver’sseat.wereChinesenationals.womanHuaChunyingonFri-sendasignalthat“China-EU last month is thought to have Gasoline residues were found The children, aged 3 to 6, day again expressed relations have kept stable Wang Yiwei, director of been started by the driver, at multiple spots on the bus,” were all students at a kindercondolences to the families of and become consolidated” the Center for European who was among the dead, he said. garten that is part of the Weithe deceased. She said China and that the two sides want Studies at Renmin Univerpolice said on Friday in Wei“Electrical faults and a trafhai Zhongshi International will continue to spare no to take the stable relations to sity of China, said the hai, Shandong province. fic accident have been ruled School, which was set up in effort in handling the incioffset uncertainties in the meeting came right after

The bus driver, Cong Weizi, out as the cause of the fire,” 2006 primarily to accommodent. global situation. the EU and t he United is suspected of starting the said Wang, leader of the date children of ROK busiThe Ministry of Public He encouraged both sides States were in conflict on fire to vent his anger over his investigation team that hannesspeople in Weihai. Security sent a team of to push forward negotiaissues from trade to cliovertime and night shift subdled the case. The Weihai Zhongshi experts to Weihai to guide the tions on a bilateral investmate change at the NATO sidies being suspended, Wang The diesel-powered bus International School rented investigation. ment treaty and cooperation and G7 summits, which Jincheng, deputy head of the with 13 people on board was the bus from the tourism Weihai, a port city across in fields including infrawere held last week. Shandong Provincial Public involved in a rear-end crash and rental branch of the the Yellow Sea from the Korestructure, aviation, informa“China-EU relations have Security Bureau, said at a inside a tunnel shortly before Weihai Public Transport an Peninsula, has close busition and security. become a highlight in internews conference on Friday in the fire started at around 9 Group to take the children to ness ties with the ROK. The EU leaders said the national relations,” he said. Weihai. am on May 9. But after invesschool. Companies from the ROK, bloc’s cooperation with Chi

Cong is thought to have tigating, police said evidence The Chinese leadership has including Samsung Electronna in fields including free bought gasoline from a gas points to arson. expressed great concern ics, have business operations trade, climate change and station and set it on fire in the All on board were killed, about the incident. The For- in the city. security will benefit global