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A man killed himself on Wednesday morning while adjusting a homemade bomb, according to police in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province.

Wang Haiou made the explosive to kill his ex-girlfriend and himself, police said.

Wang, in his mid-20s, from Jixi city, entered the sales center of Shimao River New City Community in Songbei district and asked to use the bathroom.

He entered the bathroom on the first floor, and a few minutes later an employee heard a blast. Employees then found the man was dead.

Zhou Mengxing, a manager at Harbin Shimao River New City Development and Construction Company, the community's estate developer said "Nobody was near the bathroom, so there were no other casualties. Wang Haiou worked as a security guard for Jingyang Property Management Company. He had left the company in March last year."

Wang was holding a detonator in his right hand and his abdomen was burst open, police said.

He had checked into a hotel in the Daoli district, and police found a letter and materials to make a bomb in his room. In the letter, Wang said he wanted to kill himself and his ex-girlfriend, an employee at the sales center who broke up with him.

Wang carried the explosive as he looked for the woman on Wednesday morning, but he could not find her. Police are still investigating.

An employee of Jingyang Property Management Company refused to comment when reached by China Daily in the afternoon.

According to information on its official website, the private company was established in 1999 and has about 1,000 employees.

This property management company has been providing service to the Shimao River New City Community since 2007, said Yin Shusheng, 67, a resident and member of the property owners' committee.

There are about 2,000 households in the community.

（中国日报网英语点津 Helen 编辑）

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Lee Hannon is Chief Editor at China Daily with 15-years experience in print and broadcast journalism. Born in England, Lee has traveled extensively around the world as a journalist including four years as a senior editor in Los Angeles. He now lives in Beijing and is happy to move to China and join the China Daily team.