2014 Luntai County bombings

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.[3][2][4]

2014 Luntai County bombings
Part of the Xinjiang conflict
Location of Luntai County (red) within Bayingolin Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
LocationLuntai County, Xinjiang
Date21 September, 2014 [1]
WeaponsExplosives
Deaths50 (6 civilians, 4 police, 40 attackers) [2]
Injured54

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.[5] 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.[4] Two attackers were captured.[6]

Aftermath

A curfew was imposed in the area following the violence.[5] Local Chinese officials named Maimaiti Tursun, who was killed in the incident, as the ringleader behind the attack.[7]

References
  1. "Region's residents bear scars of terrorist attacks". Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. "China says 40 'rioters' killed in restive Xinjiang". AFP. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. "Chinese State Media Now Put Death Toll From Xinjiang Violence at 50". TIME. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. "China: 'Serious' Terrorist Attack Kills 50 In Xinjiang". NPR. National Public Radio. September 26, 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. "Official Death Toll in Xinjiang's Bugur Violence Climbs to 50". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  6. "Xinjiang unrest: China raises death toll to 50". BBC. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  7. "China says 50 killed in Sunday terrorist attack". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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