Shijiazhuang Bombings

Date: March 16, 2001 • Location: Shijiazhuang, China

A series of bomb blasts in the city of Shijiazhuang, China, killed 108 people.

The Shijiazhuang bombings, also known as Jin Ruchao bombings and March 16 bombings, were a series of bomb blasts that took place on March 16, 2001, in Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province in North China. A total of 108 people were killed, and 38 others injured when within a short period of time several bombs exploded near four apartment buildings.