1992 Ürümqi bombings

On 5 February 1992, four bombs exploded in public buildings and on two buses, line 2 and line 30, in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. The bombings resulted in three deaths and 23 injuries.

1992 Ürümqi bombings
Location of Ürümqi in China
LocationUrumqi, Xinjiang, China
DateFebruary 5, 1992 (1992-02-05) (UTC+08:00)
Attack type
Bombings
Deaths3
Injured23
PerpetratorsUyghur separatists
MotiveXinjiang conflict

Background

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Continuing tensions in Xinjiang have been a source of terrorism in China. Conflicts over Uyghur cultural aspirations resurfaced during the 1960s.

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