1992 Ürümqi bombings

1992 Ürümqi bombings
Location of Ürümqi in China
Location	Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
Date	February 5, 1992 (1992-02-05) (UTC+08:00)
Attack type	Bombings
Deaths	3
Injured	23
Perpetrators	Uyghur separatists
Motive	Xinjiang conflict

On 5 February 1992, four bombs exploded in public buildings and on two buses, line 2 and line 30, in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. The bombings resulted in three deaths and 23 injuries.

Background

Continuing tensions in Xinjiang have been a source of terrorism in China. Conflicts over Uyghur cultural aspirations resurfaced during the 1960s.

External reference

• 新疆遭遇的暴力恐怖事件(cn) Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
• 新疆曾遭遇暴力恐怖高峰(cn)

See also

• Terrorism in China
• Xinjiang conflict