China court explosion may have been suicide attack

A BOMB explosion at a courthouse in southwest China killed one man and injured a judge on 5 April. Officials in Sichuan province said they suspected it was a suicide attack by a man unhappy with the court's ruling, the BBC reported.

Country Affected China
Region Affected China and Northeast Asia
Date of Event 05-Apr-2006
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Name
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Type
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Region of Origin
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Country of Origin
1 Location of Event - Region China and Northeast Asia

Location of Event - Country
China

Location of Event - District


Location of Event - Place Name
Sichuan|30.5|102.5

Location of Event - Quality


Event Type
Damaging attack

Inside Assistance


Counter Terrorist Tactic


Scale of Attack
Micro

Number of Attacks


Terrorist/Insurgent Attack Mode
Explosive Device

Explosive Device Size
0

Suicide Attack
Yes

Type and Subtype of Target
Building|Municipal

Target Ownership Country
China

Target Ownership Sector
Government (and Diplomatic)
Non Terrorist/Insurgent Fatalities 1
Terrorist/Insurgent Fatalities 0
Total Fatalities 1
Non Terrorist/Insurgent Wounded 1
Terrorist/Insurgent Wounded 0
Total Wounded 1
Description of Injuries
Number of Hostages 0
Damage Scale
Damage Description
Notes
Source BBC