A spurned lover in Daoxian County, Hunan Province, killed himself and tried to take the life of his former girlfriend, Xiaoxiang Morning Post reported.

The tragedy happened when the lovesick man, He, was dumped by Kuang, a young woman who had lived with him for years.

Finding his former lover at a mah-jong parlour, he took Kuang in his arms and detonated the explosives he had brought with him

He was killed immediately, while his former lover and another person were injured. Local police have launched an investigation into the incident.