2021 Guangzhou bombing | |
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Location | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
Date | 22 March 2021 10:00 CST (02:00 UTC) |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Weapons | Bomb |
Deaths | 5 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 5 |
A bombing took place on 22 March 2021 in the city of Guangzhou, capital of the province of Guangdong, China,[1] when a man detonated a bomb killing five people, including himself, and injuring five others.[2] The perpetrator targeted a local government office in the Mingjing Village of the Panyu District, where there had been disputes between residents and officials over an alleged land-grabbing scheme.[3] According to local media, the office attacked was responsible for land use matters, and officials had given 270 acres (1.1 km2) of land to Shanghai developers for a project to attract tourists, displacing families living in the area.[4]
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