Chinese Bomb Blast Adds to Unrest (bombing gov. buildings as a protest MO)

WSJ ^ | 06/13/11 | JEREMY PAGE & JAMES T. AREDDY

[TigerLikesRooster]

JUNE 13, 2011

Chinese Bomb Blast Adds to Unrest

By JEREMY PAGE in Beijing and JAMES T. AREDDY in Shanghai

A man seeking "revenge on society" set off at least one bomb outside a local government headquarters in northeastern China, state media reported, the latest in a spate of violent incidents that highlight growing public anger at official corruption and abuse of power.

The blast, in the port city of Tianjin, slightly injured two people, the state-run Xinhua news agency said. It was the third explosion at government facilities over the past three weeks. Police have also faced violent unrest among migrant street vendors in one southern Chinese city and among residents of another city in central China in the last few days.

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Some state media reports said the man, identified only by his surname, Lin, was carrying 20 handmade bombs—each roughly the size and shape of a soda can—and had thrown four of them at the government building in the Hexi district of Tianjin, a port city about 60 miles east of Beijing. The reports didn't make clear how many of the bombs had exploded, or give further details about the blast or the suspect.

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The attack occurred just over two weeks after a 52-year-old man identified as Qian Mingqi was blamed for three blasts in the city of Fuzhou in the southern province of Jiangxi. Mr. Qian, who was killed in one of the blasts, had expressed frustration in an Internet posting over his inability to win redress for an "illegally removed" building in 2002 and threatened: "I could take action I don't want to take."

[TigerLikesRooster]

P!

[darkside321]

Well as long as he only targeted the bastards from the chinese government i don´t have a problem with this.
Sounds like a true patriot.
This people “deserve” to die.
(Well at least they should not be in power ;-)
As long as he has killed no civillians i´m fine!

[Army Air Corps]

Pei-Ping.

[Former Proud Canadian]

Lots of reports of violent demonstrations, riots, now this in China. Wait until they run out of water and food.

[TMA62]

Is Bill Ayres visiting China?

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. Very interesting.

[Mariner]

"It was the third explosion at government facilities over the past three weeks. Police have also faced violent unrest among migrant street vendors in one southern Chinese city and among residents of another city in central China in the last few days. "

Hmmm.

I wonder what's going on in China?

If ever there was a country ready to explode in liberty, it's China. They've NEVER had it in their at least 4,000 year written history.

However, they have tasted economic liberty and read Locke and have the internet and are increasingly educated...

Yep, it could happen.

[rmlew]

If ever there was a country ready to explode in liberty, it's China. They've NEVER had it in their at least 4,000 year written history.

I happen to believe that Formosa/Taiwan is a separate country from the PRC, but Taiwan has been ethnically Chinese for 400-500 years. And the Republic of China on Taiwan is a liberal Democracy. Why do you think the ChiComs are terrified of it?