Ürümqi Bomb Blast

Date: April 30, 2014 • Location: Urumqi Shi, China

A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China, killed three people and injured 79 others.

On 30 April 2014, a bomb-and-knife attack occurred in the Chinese city of Ürümqi, Xinjiang. The terrorist attack killed 3 people, and injured 79 others. The attack coincided with the conclusion of a visit by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party to the region.