Beijing, June 8 (IANS) A 25-year-old man who set fire to a building that killed eight people was Saturday sentenced to death by a court in China.
The court in Taizhou city in Zhejiang province handed down the penalty to Lin Binwei for setting fire to the building Feb 23 to retaliate against a man over a personal conflict, Xinhua reported.
Lin told the court he agreed with the accusation.
He admitted that he took revenge against a man named Liu because he thought his girlfriend was having an affair with Liu.
Liu, the owner of an online shoe shop, stored products in the building.
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