2001 Shijiazhuang bombings

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Shijiazhuang bombings
Jin Ruchao
Location	Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Date	March 16, 2001
Attack type	Bombing
Weapons	Bombs
Deaths	108
Injured	38
Perpetrator	Jin Ruchao

The Shijiazhuang bombings (Chinese: 靳如超爆炸案 or 石家庄"3·16"特大爆炸案), also known as Jin Ruchao bombings and March 16 bombings, were a series of bomb blasts that took place on March 16, 2001, in Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province in North China. A total of 108 people were killed,^[1] and 38 others injured when within a short period of time several bombs exploded near four apartment buildings.^[2] Investigations found that Jin was motivated by hatred for his ex-wife, ex-mother-in-law and a lover;^[3][4] he had previously threatened to blow up their buildings.^[3]