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2013 Taiyuan attack

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2013 Taiyuan attack
Location of Taiyuan in Shanxi, China
LocationTaiyuan, China
Date6 November 2013
7:40 (UTC 8)
TargetChinese Communist Party office
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths1
Injured8

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

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At 7:40 am, six improvised explosive devices detonated outside the Communist Party's 20-story provincial headquarters.[1][2] One person was killed, and eight others were injured.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Suspect

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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.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Man arrested for bombing Communist Party HQ". The Telegraph. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Bombs killed 1 and injured 8 in China". BBC News. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  3. ^ Mullany, Gerry (5 November 2013). "Explosions Near Communist Party Building in China". Sinosphere. The New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  4. ^ Martina, Michael; Rose, Adam (5 November 2013). Gopalakrishnan, Raju (ed.). "Explosions kill 1, injure 8 in north China city: reports". Reuters. Beijing. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  5. ^ Chin, Josh (5 November 2013). "One Killed in Explosion in China's Shanxi Province". The Wall Street Journal. Beijing: Dow Jones & Company. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  6. ^ Phillips, Tom (5 November 2013). "China's Communist Party HQ hit by series of explosions". The Telegraph. Shanghai: Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  7. ^ Mathieson, Rosalind, ed. (5 November 2013). "Blasts Outside North China Communist Party Office Kill One (1)". Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  8. ^ "1 person killed, 8 injured in blasts outside ruling Communist Party offices in north China". The Washington Post. Beijing. Associated Press. 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  9. ^ Kaiman, Jonathan (5 November 2013). "Deadly explosions at China Communist party office". The Guardian. Baotou: Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  10. ^ Szoldra, Paul (5 November 2013). "1 Killed, At Least 8 Wounded After Explosions Rock Communist Party Offices In Northern China". Business Insider. Retrieved 5 November 2013.