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2014 Luntai County bombings
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Terrorist attack in Xinjiang, China
the Xinjiang conflict 2014 Luntai County bombings Location of Luntai within Xinjiang (China).png Location of Luntai County (red) within Bayingolin Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang Luntai County, Xinjiang 21 September, 2014 Region's residents bear scars of terrorist attacks https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202111/18/WS6195ab78a310cdd39bc75fed.html 1 February 2023 50 (6 civilians, 4 police, 40 attackers) China says 40 'rioters' killed in restive Xinjiang https://www.manilatimes.net/2014/09/26/news/world/china-says-40-rioters-killed-restive-xinjiang/129703/ AFP 26 November 2025 54 Explosives
On September 21, 2014, a series of bombings occurred in Luntai County in Xinjiang, China.
Authorities initially stated that two people were killed in the violence, but revised the figures upwards to 50 dead.Chinese State Media Now Put Death Toll From Xinjiang Violence at 50 https://time.com/3432189/china-xinjiang-50-killed-luntai-county-uighur/ 2 February 2023 TIME 2 February 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230202071045/https://time.com/3432189/china-xinjiang-50-killed-luntai-county-uighur/ dead China: 'Serious' Terrorist Attack Kills 50 In Xinjiang https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/09/26/351716057/china-serious-terrorist-attack-kills-50-in-xinjiang 17 January 2023 National Public Radio NPR September 26, 2014
Attack
Chinese state media reported what was described as an "organized and serious" terror attack occurring on 21 September. The violence took place at two police stations, as well as a shop and a produce market in the county. Initial reports put the death toll at two dead, but later announcements by authorities raised the reported death toll to 50.Official Death Toll in Xinjiang's Bugur Violence Climbs to 50 https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/bugur-09252014210804.html 2 February 2023 Radio Free Asia Among the deaths were six civilians, two police officers, and two auxiliary police. Forty attackers, described as 'rioters', were also killed, either blowing themselves up or being shot dead by police. Two attackers were captured.Xinjiang unrest: China raises death toll to 50 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29373158 5 February 2023 BBC
Aftermath
A curfew was imposed in the area following the violence. Local Chinese officials named Maimaiti Tursun, who was killed in the incident, as the ringleader behind the attack.China says 50 killed in Sunday terrorist attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/china-says-50-killed-in-sunday-terrorist-attack/ 2 February 2023 The Times of Israel
References
Category:Violence in China
Category:Terrorist incidents in China in 2014
Category:Xinjiang conflict