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Barbershop blast kills two, injures four

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-12-01 07:17

XI'AN -- Two were killed and four injured after an explosion in a two-storey barbershop in northwest China's Shaanxi Province,local government said.

The blast occurred at around 8:40 a.m. on Sunday in the "Duoduoyizhan" barbershop in Weinan City, according to the Weinan city government.

Part of the building collapsed. The four injured, including one in serious condition, have been sent to hospital for treatment.

Police are still investigating the blast.