Man throws grenade at bus driver in China

In a shocking incident, a 77-year- old man threw a grenade at the driver of a bus in east China's Zhejiang province because he was disgruntled with him for stopping the bus beyond his stop on a previous ride.
CCTV footage shows Wang Shichao, 77, lobbing the stick grenade into the driver's compartment of the bus in the district of Wucheng.
Fortunately, only the detonator went off -- with the explosives falling out of the device before any damage could be done. It caused a modest blast and a flurry of white smoke.
Jinhua resident Wang went on trial on Monday for allegedly causing the explosion on the bus last October.

The stick grenade, an antique Wang had concealed in his basement for years, was old and defective. It fell apart -- a metal plate and a short wooden stick fell on the floor -- failing to cause damage or injury, the South China Morning Post reported.
Wang was quickly subdued by other passengers on the half-empty bus before police arrived at the scene and arrested him.

During his trial at the Wucheng District People's Court, Wang said he was angry with the driver because he had not stopped precisely at the bus stop on a previous occasion.
Wang went home and dug out the grenade. He took it to the bus on an afternoon in October, the court heard, and attempted to detonate it next to the driver's seat.

"I was too impulsive, only wanting to die together with the bus driver," local media quoted Wang as telling the court as he pleaded guilty to the allegations.
Wang's attorney asked for leniency, citing Wang's age, poor health, that it was his first offence and the lack of causalities or loss of property.
The court would deliver its sentence at a later date.