1997 Ürümqi bus bombings

Separatist attacks in Xinjian, China 1997 Ürümqi bus bombings the Xinjiang conflict China Xinjiang Ürümqi.svg Location of Ürümqi in Xinjiang, China Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China 1997 02 25 Bus bombing 9 (including 3 children) 28 Uyghur separatists On February 25, 1997, 3 bombs exploded on 3 buses (lines 2, 10, and 44) in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. 9 people were killed, including at least 3 children, and a further 28 were injured. Another 2 devices in the south railway station (the main station in Ürümqi) failed to explode. Steel balls, screws, and nails were found in the bombs. Uyghur terrorist had committed the bombings. Responsibility for the attacks was claimed and acknowledged by factions of certain diaspora Uyghurs.Lecturer in Modern Chinese History in the Department of East Asian Studies Michael Dillon Michael Dillon Xinjiang: China's Muslim Far Northwest https://books.google.com/books?id=1ia-2lDtGH4C&pg=PA99 23 October 2003 Routledge 978-1-134-36096-3 99–James A. Millward Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang https://books.google.com/books?id=8FVsWq31MtMC&pg=PA333 2007 Columbia University Press 978-0-231-13924-3 333– External reference 新疆遭遇的暴力恐怖事件(cn) https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122445/http://www.nnwb.com/news/2007/0112/gnjj/095652.htm 2007-09-29 新疆曾遭遇暴力恐怖高峰(cn) References Category:1997 mass murders Category:Terrorist incidents in China Category:Bus bombings in Asia Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in China Urumqi 1997 China Category:Terrorist incidents in China in 1997 Category:1997 in China Category:History of Ürümqi