2001 Shijiazhuang bombings

Terrorist attacks in Hebei, China hist August 2012 January 2026 Shijiazhuang bombings Shijiazhuang bombings.jpg Apartments in Shijiazhuang after the explosions Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China March 16, 2001 Bombings mass murder stabbing domestic terrorism 109 (1 by stabbing, 108 by bombings) 38 Jin Ruchao * Knife Improvised explosive devices Revenge against ex-wife, ex-mother-in-law and lover The Shijiazhuang bombings (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,http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1226222.stm China says 108 killed in blasts BBC 17 March 2001 2 August 2010 and 38 others injured when within a short period of time several bombs exploded near four apartment buildings.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-19-mn-52954-story.html 4 Sentenced for Blasts in China That Killed 108 Los Angeles Times April 19, 2001 2 August 2010 Kuhn Anthony live https://web.archive.org/web/20121001083600/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/apr/19/news/mn-52954 2012-10-01 The perpetrator, 40-year old Jin Ruchao, was motivated by hatred for his ex-wife, ex-mother-in-law and a lover;http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200103/25/eng20010325_65914.html Hatred, Revenge Motive for Fatal Shijiazhuang Explosions People's Daily March 26, 2001 https://archive.today/20130818231702/http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200103/25/eng20010325_65914.html August 18, 2013 2 August 2010 deadhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/1316667/Four-face-execution-for-Chinese-bombings-but-doubts-linger.html Four face execution for Chinese bombings but doubts linger Rennie David Daily Telegraph 2001-04-18 2019-09-23 en-GB 0307-1235 he had previously threatened to blow up their buildings. Sequence of events left China Hebei Shijiazhuang urban 300 Locations of targeted dorms 1. Number 3 Cotton Mill 2. Shijiazhuang Number 1 Construction 3. Hardware Company 4. Minjin Street hutong China Hebei Shijiazhuang urban 38.009881 N 114.5062583 E 1 right 6 China Hebei Shijiazhuang urban 38.051499 N 114.5116008 E 2 right 6 China Hebei Shijiazhuang urban 38.06285 N 114.4550719 E 3 bottom 6 China Hebei Shijiazhuang urban 38.037846 N 114.4945238 E 4 top 6 The explosives were made from ammonium nitrate. Jin had paid 950 RMB ($115) to Wang Yushun (zh 王玉顺) and Hao Fengqin (zh 郝凤琴), owners of an illegal explosives workshop near Shijiazhuang.http://premium.europe.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/03/27/china.bomber.confess/index.html Bomber has confessed, China says CNN March 27, 2001 2 August 2010 Tang Rose https://web.archive.org/web/20110708171054/http://premium.europe.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/03/27/china.bomber.confess/index.html 8 July 2011 dead According to Jin Ruchao's confession, he flew to Tianjin after stabbing his girlfriend to death in her home in Maguan County, Yunnan, and took a bus to the suburbs of Shijiazhuang, where he hid the fuse and detonators. He then purchased dynamite from Wang Yushun, from whom he also bought small quantities of dynamite from the previous year for experiments, in Luquan District. From March 12 to 14, Jin bought dynamite from Wang 3 times. On March 15, Jin rented a pick-up truck to transport his bombs to his targets, which were in bags labeled as "chicken feed". For some reason, the truck driver refused to take the bags further while midway through the journey and Jin was forced to store them in an abandoned building in a village outside of the city. At 8 pm that night, he first rented a three-wheeler to transport bombs to the Hardware Company dorm (zh 五金公司宿舍) on 13 Dianda Street and 12th Hutong on Minjin Street (zh 民进街12号院), as well as the Shijiazhuang Number 1 Construction (zh 市建一宿舍) and Number 3 Cotton Mill (zh 棉三宿舍) dorms. After a quick nap, he delivered more bombs to the latter two dorms with the help of another three-wheeler and a taxi. He then took multiple taxis to detonate the bombs one by one.石家庄3.16特大爆炸案反思录三 http://www.xinhuanet.com/focus/xiangguan/jiaodian00503.htm 2020-03-12 Xinhua https://web.archive.org/web/20191007155146/http://www.xinhuanet.com/focus/xiangguan/jiaodian00503.htm 2019-10-07 The first bomb went off at 4:16 am and blew a hole in the walls of the 15 Cotton Mill dorm, which housed Jin's step mother at the time. Shortly after, the 16 Cotton Mill dorm, where Jin lived and had a bitter argument with a neighbor regarding splitting rooms, was completely leveled by the second bomb. The third bomb went off at 4:30 am, destroying a unit of the Shijiazhuang Construction company dorm, which housed Jin's ex. At 4:45 am, a unit of the Hardware Company dorm, which housed Jin's ex, was demolished by a bomb. The final explosion came at 5:01 am, at the 12th Hutong on Minjin Street, which Jin had inherited from his parents but had lost money selling the property. The bomb had only made a crater on the ground nearby.石家庄爆炸案恶魔靳如超供认作案经过 http://www.gzjd.gov.cn/pub/index_jsp_catid_11_24_id_1157.html 2020-03-12 广州金盾网 https://web.archive.org/web/20100905062322/http://www.gzjd.gov.cn/pub/index_jsp_catid_11_24_id_1157.html 2010-09-052001年3月16日 石家庄发生特大爆炸案 造成108人死亡38人受伤 http://www.people.com.cn/GB/historic/0316/5929.html 2020-03-12 People.com 2013-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20130330142818/http://www.people.com.cn/GB/historic/0316/5929.html dead Perpetrators thumb|200px|Jin Ruchao Jin Ruchao (靳如超 Jìn Rúchāo; December 7, 1960 – April 29, 2001) was blamed and arrested for planning and carrying out the bombings. Jin became deaf at age eight due to an ear infection, and he since became silent and a loner. He was also subjected to constant bullying at school. He dropped out during middle school due to financial issues and worked in a textile factory among a plethora of other jobs. He had kept a diary, where he wrote that he was suspicious towards his family members, particularly his ex-wife, on whom he blamed his rape conviction in 1988. Jin also blamed traffic accidents that killed his mother and injured his father in 1994 on his ex-wife and her family. https://news.sina.com.cn/c/241938.html 扭曲的心态--石家庄爆炸案主犯靳如超日记剖析 Sina.com April 27, 2001 https://archive.today/20130818231547/https://news.sina.com.cn/c/241938.html August 18, 2013 3 August 2010 dead Following widespread public fear, the Chinese government published a lengthy description of the bombings.https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/28/world/beijing-publishes-detailed-account-of-bombings.html?scp=3&sq=shijiazhuang+explosion&st=nyt Beijing Publishes Detailed Account of Bombings The New York Times March 28, 2001 3 August 2010 Rosenthal Elisabeth Jin was arrested in Beihai, Guangxi, following a manhunt and a posted 100,000 RMB ($12,000) reward just 11 days after the bombing,http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1231383.stm China blast reward doubled BBC News 20 March 2001 3 August 2010 which had been doubled from an initial 50,000 RMB.https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/720134209/ Chinese police in search for bomber The Independent 18 March 2001 Bodeen Christopher 580 20 Newspapers.com Jin pleaded guilty and was sentenced to death. Also convicted were the three who supplied Jin: Wang Yushun and Hao Fengqin were sentenced to death for supplying him with ammonium nitrate, while a fourth man received a suspended death sentence for selling him 50 detonators and fuses.2001-04-30 Apartment bomber executed en-CA The Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/apartment-bomber-executed/article22399734/ 2022-05-06 On April 29, 2001, Jin Ruchao, Wang Yushun, and Hao Fengqin were executed for their roles in the bombings. Chinese Sina.com 石家庄特大爆炸案终审宣判 元凶靳如超昨日伏法 https://www.qingdaonews.com/content/2001-04/30/content_199127.htm 2001-04-30 2009-06-08 December 27, 2002 China Executes 2 in Bombing Case The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/27/world/china-executes-2-in-bombing-case.html September 2023 Aftermath The attack was the biggest mass murder in China in decades.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/mar/20/china.johngittings Manhunt for mass killer fails to pacify Chinese The Guardian 20 March 2001 9 September 2021 Gittings John China scholar Andrew Scobell described it as perhaps the worst terrorist act in the history of the People's Republic of China.Martin I. Wayne, "China's war on terrorism: counter-insurgency, politics, and internal security," (New York, NY: Routeledge, 2008). There were conspiracy theories that Jin was a scapegoat with no knowledge of explosives, and that the blast could have been orchestrated by disaffected ex-employees who had been laid off in China's restructuring. See also 1999 Russian apartment bombings Fanglin Village primary school explosion Mafang Village explosion Qitaihe bombing References 2 External links Hatred, Revenge Motive for Fatal Shijiazhuang Explosions, People's Daily (March 26, 2001) Bomber has confessed, China says https://web.archive.org/web/20110708171054/http://premium.europe.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/03/27/china.bomber.confess/index.html 2011-07-08 , CNN (March 27, 2001) Suspect Sought In China Blasts; Toll Is at 108, The New York Times (March 18, 2001) Beijing Publishes Detailed Account of Bombings, The New York Times (March 28, 2001) Three executed over China blasts, BBC (April 29, 2001) Category:2001 murders in China Category:2000s trials Category:21st-century mass murders in China Category:2001 building bombings Category:Building bombings in China Category:Capital punishment in China Category:Disasters in Hebei Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in China Category:March 2001 crimes in Asia Category:March 2001 in China Category:2001 mass murders Category:Murder trials Bombings Category:Trials in China Category:Terrorist incidents in China in 2001 Category:Conspiracy theories in China Category:Death conspiracy theories