The list of terrorist attacks in China provides an overview of in China committed terrorist attacks .
Explanation
The political or ideological classification of the perpetrators is given in the Political Orientation column : Fascist , racist , nationalist , National Socialist , socialist , communist , anti-imperialist , Islamist ( Shiite , Sunni , Deobandic , Salafist , Wahhabi ), Hindu . If the focus is primarily on state independence or autonomy , the prefix is autonomous , followed by the region or ethnic group and, if applicable, further characteristics of the perpetrators: Armenian , Irish ( Catholic ), Kurdish , Tyrolean , Chechen , Dagestan , Punjab ( Sikhist ), Palestinian .
The number of victims of the attacks are shown in color:
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unknown number of dead or injured
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0 dead or injured
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1–19 dead or injured
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20–49 dead or injured
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50–99 dead or injured
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100 and more dead or injured
1989
Date / start
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Affected country
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attack
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Perpetrator
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Political orientation
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medium
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target
|
dead
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Injured
|
background
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June 26, 1989
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China
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Stop in Shanghai
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|
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explosive
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Passenger train
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20th
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11
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1992
Date / start
|
Affected country
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attack
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Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
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Injured
|
background
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05th February 1992
|
China
|
Attack in Urumqi
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Muslim separatists
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autonomist
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explosive
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bus
|
6th
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20th
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Xinjiang conflict
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1994
Date / start
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Affected country
|
attack
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Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
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Injured
|
background
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September 20, 1994
|
China
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Attack in Beijing
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|
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Automatic firearm (s)
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14th
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80
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|
1995
Date / start
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Affected country
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attack
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Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
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Injured
|
background
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January 14, 1995
|
China
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Attack in Kunming
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|
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explosive
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Department store
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1
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98
|
|
03rd December 1995
|
China
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Stop in Shenzhen
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|
|
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Civilians
|
4th
|
100
|
|
1996
Date / start
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Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
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September 29, 1996
|
China
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Attack in Santai
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|
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explosive
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movie theater
|
11
|
97
|
|
1997
Date / start
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Affected country
|
attack
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Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
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February 25, 1997
|
China
|
Attack in Urumqi
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Uighur separatists
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autonomist-Uighur
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3 explosives
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3 buses
|
9
|
74
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Xinjiang conflict
|
0March 7, 1997
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China
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Attack in Beijing
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|
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explosive
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bus
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2
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30th
|
|
0October 1, 1997
|
China
|
Attack in Kuytun
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Uighur separatists
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autonomist-Uighur
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explosive
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Government building
|
22nd
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0
|
Xinjiang conflict
|
1998
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
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February 14, 1998
|
China
|
Attack in Wuhan
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|
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Explosive device
|
bus
|
50
|
|
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0May 8, 1998
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China
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Attack in Gulja
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|
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Poison
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primary school
|
0
|
150
|
|
1999
Date / start
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Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
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June 24, 1999
|
China
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Attack in Chengdu
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|
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Explosive device
|
bus
|
1
|
50
|
|
2001
Date / start
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Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
December 14, 2001
|
China
|
Attack in Xi'an
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|
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Explosive device
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McDonald’s branch, civilians
|
2
|
27
|
|
2008
Date / start
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Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
March 13, 2008
|
China
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Attack in Qinzhou
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|
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Explosive device
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Bar, civilians
|
2
|
36
|
|
June 11, 2008
|
China
|
Attack in Yiwu
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|
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Explosive device
|
Civilians
|
1
|
35
|
|
August 17, 2008
|
China
|
Attack in Beijing
|
|
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Car bomb
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checkpoint
|
0
|
20th
|
|
2009
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
0July 5, 2009
|
China
|
Attack in Urumqi
|
|
|
Knives, batons, stones, arson
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Han Chinese civilians
|
184
|
|
Xinjiang conflict
|
2011
Date / start
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Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
July 30, 2011
|
China
|
Attack in Kaxgar
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presumably Uighur separatists
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autonomist-Uighur
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Truck, knife
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Civilians
|
7 (+1)
|
22nd
|
Xinjiang conflict
|
2013
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
June 26, 2013
|
China
|
Attack in Xinjiang
|
|
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Arson, knife
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Police station, beauty salon, shop, construction site, government building, police building
|
24 (+11)
|
16 (+5)
|
Xinjiang conflict
|
October 28, 2013
|
China
|
Attack in Beijing
|
TIM
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autonomist, Uighur nationalist, Sunni-Islamist, Islamic fundamentalist, pan-Islamic
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Vehicle, knife, gasoline
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Tian'anmen Square
|
2 (+3)
|
40
|
Xinjiang conflict
|
2014
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
0March 1, 2014
|
China
|
Attack in Kunming
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Uighur separatists
|
autonomist-Uighur
|
knife
|
railway station
|
29 (+4)
|
143
|
Xinjiang conflict
|
April 30, 2014
|
China
|
Attack in Urumqi
|
ETIM
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autonomist, Uighur nationalist, Sunni-Islamist, Islamic fundamentalist, pan-Islamic
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2 suicide bombers
|
railway station
|
1 (+2)
|
79
|
Xinjiang conflict
|
May 22, 2014
|
China
|
Attack in Urumqi
|
Uighur separatists
|
autonomist-Uighur
|
5 suicide bombers with 2 car bombs
|
market
|
31 (+5)
|
94
|
Xinjiang conflict
|
July 28, 2014
|
China
|
Attack in Xinjiang
|
ETIM
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autonomist, Uighur nationalist, Sunni-Islamist, Islamic fundamentalist, pan-Islamic
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Knives, axes
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Vehicles, government buildings, police station, civilians
|
37 (+59)
|
13
|
Xinjiang conflict
|
September 21, 2014
|
China
|
Stop in Bügür
|
Uighur separatists
|
autonomist-Uighur
|
4 explosives
|
Shop, market, police stations, civilians
|
10 (+40)
|
54
|
Xinjiang conflict
|
October 12, 2014
|
China
|
Attack in Xinjiang
|
Uighur separatists
|
autonomist-Uighur
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Explosives, knives
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Farmers market, policemen
|
18 (+4)
|
24
|
Xinjiang conflict
|
2015
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
20th July 2015
|
China
|
Stop in Heze
|
|
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Suicide bomber
|
park
|
2 (+1)
|
23
|
|
18th September 2015
|
China
|
Attack in Xinjiang
|
Uighur separatists
|
autonomist-Uighur
|
knife
|
Mine, police vehicle
|
50
|
|
Xinjiang conflict
|
2017
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
15th June 2017
|
China
|
Stop in Jiangsu
|
|
|
Suicide bomber
|
kindergarten
|
7 (+1)
|
65
|
|
2018
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
September 12, 2018
|
China
|
Attack in Hengdong
|
Yang Zanyun
|
|
Vehicle, knife
|
Civilians
|
15th
|
43
|
|
Individual evidence
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198906260004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 8, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199202050008 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 8, 2018 .
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^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
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^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199512030004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 6, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199609290006 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 8, 2018 .
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^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199703070004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 8, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199710010008 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 8, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199802140001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 8, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199805080003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 8, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199906240007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 8, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 200112140007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 8, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 200803130004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 29, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 200806110031 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 28, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 200808170019 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on September 26, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 200907050020 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 8, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201107300007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 8, 2018 .
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^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
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↑ "Knife-wielding Mob" kills quite a few people. In: The world . June 26, 2013, accessed November 2, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201310280018 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on August 31, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201403010012 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on July 13, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201404300038 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 8, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201405220012 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on July 13, 2018 .
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^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
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^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201410120039 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 8, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201507200026 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 8, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 201509180067 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 8, 2018 .
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^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
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↑ Eleven killed in China as car plows into square, driver attacks people. In: Reuters . September 12, 2018, accessed March 24, 2019 .