Suicide Bombing Against Forced Demolition Kills Three

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A message posted by a netizen on Tengxun Weibo states that on May 10th a woman blew herself up in a village office building in Qiaojia County of Yunnan Province.

The woman died immediately, also killing two office staff members and injuring 14 others.

According to local villagers, the woman was informed by the local government that they would forcibly demolish her house.

Being unsatisfied with government’s decision, she blew herself up at the official building where she had been instructed to sign the forced demolition compensation agreement.

According to a villager in Baihetan County, information about the suicide bombing has been quickly blocked.

No more details have been released.

[Villager from Baihetan County]:
“I heard that it’s because of a conflict with the government’s land acquisition. A villagers’ committee was blown up. All information was blocked not long after it happened. No one can get in there to see what’s going on.”

NTD called the Propaganda Department of Qiaojia County to obtain further information.

However, the officer there did not reveal any details:

[Propaganda Department of Qiaojia County, Staff Member]:
“The reason (for the suicide bombing) is still under further investigation. It’s the police department’s duty. We don’t know much.”

According to a BBC report, 4 seriously injured staff members have been sent for treatment to Kunming, the capital of Yunan Province.

This is the second deadly event in Qiaojia County in less than a month.

On April 17 villager Ding Fachao was severely beaten when conflicting with government officials over forced housing demolition, and died the following day.

The local government has been demanding land from villagers to develop business and residential areas...

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