2013 Taiyuan attack explained

2013 Taiyuan attack
Map:China Shanxi Taiyuan.svg
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Location:Taiyuan, China
Target:Chinese Communist Party office
Date:6 November 2013
Time:7:40
Timezone:UTC+8
Type:Bombing
Fatalities:1
Injuries:8
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A series of suspected bombs exploded outside the office of the Chinese Communist Party in Taiyuan, Shanxi, on 6 November 2013. The blast killed at least 1 and another 8 were injured. A 41-year-old Taiyuan resident, Feng Zhijun, was arrested on 8 November.

Attack

At 7:40 am, six improvised explosive devices detonated outside the Communist Party's 20-story provincial headquarters.[1] One person was killed, and eight others were injured.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Suspect

41-year-old Feng Zhijun was arrested on the morning of 8 November 2013 in connection with the bombing. He confessed to setting off the explosions. Feng was a resident of Xinghualing District in Taiyuan, and is a convicted thief.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bombs killed 1 and injured 8 in China. BBC News. 6 November 2013. 6 November 2013.
  2. News: Mullany . Gerry . 5 November 2013 . Explosions Near Communist Party Building in China . Sinosphere . The New York Times . 5 November 2013 .
  3. News: Martina . Michael . Rose . Adam . Gopalakrishnan . Raju . 5 November 2013 . Explosions kill 1, injure 8 in north China city: reports . Reuters . Beijing . 5 November 2013 .
  4. News: Chin . Josh . 5 November 2013 . One Killed in Explosion in China's Shanxi Province . The Wall Street Journal . Beijing . Dow Jones & Company . 5 November 2013 .
  5. News: Phillips . Tom . 5 November 2013 . China's Communist Party HQ hit by series of explosions . The Telegraph . Shanghai . Telegraph Media Group Limited . 5 November 2013 .
  6. News: Mathieson . Rosalind . 5 November 2013 . Blasts Outside North China Communist Party Office Kill One (1) . https://archive.today/20131106051942/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-11-05/blasts-outside-communist-party-office-in-north-china-injure-one . dead . 6 November 2013 . Bloomberg Businessweek . Bloomberg L.P. . 5 November 2013 .
  7. News: 5 November 2013 . 1 person killed, 8 injured in blasts outside ruling Communist Party offices in north China . https://archive.today/20131106053350/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/reports-say-1-person-injured-in-blasts-outside-ruling-communist-party-offices-in-north-china/2013/11/05/9a470ea8-4687-11e3-95a9-3f15b5618ba8_story.html . dead . 6 November 2013 . The Washington Post . Beijing . Associated Press . 5 November 2013 .
  8. News: Kaiman . Jonathan . 5 November 2013 . Deadly explosions at China Communist party office . The Guardian . Baotou . Guardian News and Media Limited . 5 November 2013 .
  9. News: Szoldra . Paul . 5 November 2013 . 1 Killed, At Least 8 Wounded After Explosions Rock Communist Party Offices In Northern China . Business Insider . 5 November 2013 .
  10. Web site: Man arrested for bombing Communist Party HQ. The Telegraph. 8 November 2013. 8 November 2013.

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