2010 Aksu bombing

2010 Aksu bombing
Part of Xinjiang conflict
LocationAksu, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China
Coordinates41°10'0"N, 80°15'0"E
Date19 August 2010
10:30 – (UTC+3)
TargetSecurity personnel
Attack type
Bomb
Deaths7+
Injured14+
2010 Aksu bombing
Traditional Chinese2010阿克蘇爆炸襲擊事件
Simplified Chinese2010阿克苏爆炸袭击事件
Transcriptions

The 2010 Aksu bombing was a bombing in Aksu, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China that resulted in at least seven deaths and fourteen injuries when a Uyghur man detonated explosives in a crowd of police and paramilitary guards[1] at about 10:30 on 19 August,[2] using a three-wheeled vehicle.[3] The assailant targeted police officers in the area,[4] and most of the victims were also Uyghurs. Xinhua news agency reported that six people were involved in the attack, and two had died; the other four were detained by police.[1]

  1. ^ a b Rabinovitch, Simon (25 August 2010). "China detains four over attack on Xinjiang police". Reuters. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  2. ^ Barboza, David (19 August 2010). "Blast Kills 7 in Restive Chinese Region". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Several dead in China explosion". Al-Jazeera. 19 August 2010. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  4. ^ Chang, Anita (20 August 2010). "Official: Attack in western China targeted police". Businessweek. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2010.