2013 Taiyuan attack

A series of suspected bombs exploded outside the office of the Chinese Communist Party in Taiyuan, Shanxi, on 6 November 2013. The blast killed at least 1 and another 8 were injured. A 41-year-old Taiyuan resident, Feng Zhijun, was arrested on 8 November.

2013 Taiyuan attack
Location of Taiyuan in Shanxi, China
Location	Taiyuan, China
Date	6 November 2013 7:40 (UTC+8)
Target	Chinese Communist Party office
Attack type	Bombing
Deaths	1
Injured	8

Attack

At 7:40 am, six improvised explosive devices detonated outside the Communist Party's 20-story provincial headquarters.^[1][2] One person was killed, and eight others were injured.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Suspect

41-year-old Feng Zhijun was arrested on the morning of 8 November 2013 in connection with the bombing. He confessed to setting off the explosions. Feng was a resident of Xinghualing District in Taiyuan, and is a convicted thief.^[1]

See also

• 2013 Tiananmen Square attack