Event
Bomb blasts in Southern China, targeting commuter buses
21 Jul 2008 · 25.04° N, 102.72° E
What the records say
- When
- 21 Jul 2008
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 25.04° N, 102.72° E
- Description
- Bomb blasts in Southern China, targeting commuter buses.
Placed at the town named in the title of the event it links, Kunming.
2008 Kunming bus bombings
Vehicle bombings in Kunming, China
The 2008 Kunming bus bombings occurred on 21 July 2008 when explosions aboard two public buses in downtown Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan province, killed two people. The explosions were deliberate, according to police. The attacks occurred amid heightened tensions due to the Beijing Olympics.
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