2021 Guangzhou bombing | |
Location: | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
Date: | 22 March 2021 |
Type: | Suicide bombing |
Fatalities: | 5 (including the perpetrator) |
Injuries: | 5 |
Weapons: | Bomb |
A bombing took place on 22 March 2021 in the city of Guangzhou, capital of the province of Guangdong, China,[1] when a man detonated a bomb killing five people, including himself, and injuring five others.[2] The perpetrator targeted a local government office in the Mingjing Village of the Panyu District, where there had been disputes between residents and officials over an alleged land-grabbing scheme.[3] According to local media, the office attacked was responsible for land use matters, and officials had given of land to Shanghai developers for a project to attract tourists, displacing families living in the area.[4]