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Hongqing was responsible. Ma had "long-running" conflicts with his neighbors, including Ma Shiping, and was in debt. Ma Hongqing's own explosives factory, stone quarry, and chicken farm had all recently shut down. Due to his poor reputation and debts, no one in the village would associate with him, and he began threatening retaliation.
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318:"陕西横山"7·16爆炸案"主犯马宏清被枪决"
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105:Perpetrator
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798:Categories
281:"高光斗的刑侦传奇"
223:References
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622:Shootings
184:Aftermath
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