Chinese Embassy in Bishkek bombing

Chinese Embassy in Bishkek bombing
Part of Xinjiang conflict
Location Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Date 30 August, 2016
9:30 a.m.
Target Chinese Embassy in Bishkek
Attack type
suicide car bombing
Deaths 1 (perpetrator)
Non-fatal injuries
3
Suspected perpetrators
East Turkestan Islamic Movement [1]

On 30 August 2016, a car rammed through the gates of the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and exploded, killing the driver and injuring three more people.[2]

Details

The three people wounded were all Kyrgyz citizens who worked at the embassy. The bomber is believed to be a Uyghur, an ethnic group primarily living in the Xinjiang region of China, and has reportedly been engaged in an insurgency in China for decades.[3]

References

  1. "Chinese embassy blast: Car bomb attack in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - BBC News". BBC. 30 August 2016.
  2. "Blast rocks Chinese embassy area of Kyrgyz capital – reports". rt.com. Russia Today. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. Nechepurenko, Ivan. "Suicide Bomber Attacks Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan". nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

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