BEIJING: Chinese authorities have suspended operations at a small regional airport in the country's east, state media reported, after an arson attack aboard a local flight left two passengers injured.
A witness told state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) that a man had set fire to a curtain and newspapers in the first class cabin on the flight from the coastal city of Taizhou to the southern metropolis of Guangzhou.
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