| 2011 Fuzhou bombings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China |
| Date | 26 May 2011 9:00 am (UTC+8) |
Attack type | Car bombings |
| Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 7 |
| Perpetrator | Qian Mingqi (Chinese: 钱明奇; pinyin: Qián Míngqí) |
The 2011 Fuzhou bombings (simplified Chinese: 抚州市连环爆炸案; traditional Chinese: 撫州市連環爆炸案; pinyin: Fǔzhōu shì liánhuán bàozhà àn) were three separate, synchronized explosions at government buildings in Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China on the morning of 26 May 2011. At least three people died, and at least seven were injured.[1] The perpetrator, 52-year-old Qian Mingqi, was among those killed in the blasts,[2] leading China's state-run news agencies to label it a suicide bombing.[3]
The three explosions occurred between 9:18 and 9:45am CST (0100 UTC).[4] The first blast occurred in a parking lot outside the offices of the city prosecutor, the second inside a district administration office, and the third explosion hit the city's food and drug agency.[4] Two of the bombs were placed inside cars parked just outside the buildings.[5] The official Xinhua News Agency had posted a news article on its website saying the bombs were planted by a disgruntled farmer who was dissatisfied with the outcome of a court case,[6] but by 1pm on the day of the bombing the article had been removed from the site.[6]