Attacks in China

This item appears on page 14 of the July 2014 issue.

At a train station in Guangzhou, southwestern China, on May 6, six people were injured in a knife attack by either two or four people. One suspect armed with a knife was shot by police.

In Urumqi in northeastern China on May 22, 31 people were killed and more than 90 injured when people in two cars drove through a market throwing explosives. Both cars crashed, one of which exploded, though it is unknown whether it was an intentional car bombing. 

Uyghur separatists have been blamed for both attacks.