Arrested in China man who used excavator to damage building

A china police arrested a 47-year-old man who used an excavator to damage a Xi’an city administrative service center in the center of the country in an incident that did not cause injuries.

The episode took place on Monday, around 11:00 a.m. (03 a.m. in Lisbon), in a government complex located in the Xixian district, in the capital of Shaanxi province, according to a police statement released at night.

The suspect, identified only by the nickname Hu, was immobilized on the spot by police officers, who later applied him “criminal coercive measures”, while the investigation continues.

Images released by the local media show a yellow excavator near the entrance of one of the buildings of the complex, where several elements of the facade, the entrance cover and the exterior stairs were damaged.

The damage also affected the back of the property and other buildings of the enclosure, with damage to at least six points of the structure.

An official of the center, quoted by the Chinese press, reported that after the incident began, evacuation procedures were activated, with workers and citizens who were on site to deal with administrative matters abandoned the premises.

The driver continued to reach different parts of the buildings until the machine was immobilized and was then intercepted by police officers.

Part of the public service counters resumed activity around 3:00 p.m. (07:00 in Lisbon), while the authorities later confirmed that the center recovered normal operation.

The police did not clarify the reasons for the arrest.