1992 Ürümqi bombings

1992 Ürümqi bombings

Location of Ürümqi in China
Location Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
Date 5 February 1992
Attack type
Bombings
Deaths 3
Non-fatal injuries
23
Perpetrators ETIM

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 3 deaths and injuries to 23 people.

Background

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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