Chinese Suicide Bombing???

[Annie]

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August 09, 2005
Suicide Bomber Blows Up Bus in China: Government Covers Up

Bloggers from China are reporting that a suicide bomber has blown up a bus in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, at around 2:30pm, August 8th. According to Peacehall.com, police have confiscated the cameras of those who took pictures. I first learned of this from Aaron at Hagganah Internet.

Bloggers in China have uploaded many pictures from the incident, though. Aaron, from Internet Hagganah, has archived many of the photos here. More pictures archived here and here and here. We have reproduced some of the photos below, some of which are graphic.

The official story is that only one person was killed, but from the 'unofficial' pictures, it is clear that at least three were killed--probably a lot more.

I have not seen much MSM coverage of this, although it seems like a big deal. Here is how China Daily reports the story:....more

 

[Gunny]

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I'm sure the commies won't overreact to THIS!

 

[manu1959]

I'm sure the commies won't overreact to THIS!

they will blame it on taiwan then invade

 

[Said1]

Not totally shocking, lots of dissent in China as of late.

 

[Annie]

Not totally shocking, lots of dissent in China as of late.

Yeah, but the question is, what if Muslim?

 

[insein]

Yeah, but the question is, what if Muslim?

Suicide bombings seem typically muslim since most revolutionaries want to live to see their revolution work. But we may never know since its the IRon Curtain all over again.

 

[NATO AIR]

Highly doubtful that it is a Muslim suicide bomber as it is on the wrong side of China (you would think the Central Asian part is where suicide bombing may yet become a scourge of China). It would be interesting to see how this turns out. Robert D. Kaplan and others have noted the severe disconnect between the prosperity of coastal China and the rest, especially those regions populated with "minority majorities" who seem to get angrier with every passing year. This may yet become a serious problem for China, and I doubt they would cover it up if it was a muslim attack. They would hype it up for all it was worth to justify harsher oppression of muslim minorities.

 

[insein]

Highly doubtful that it is a Muslim suicide bomber as it is on the wrong side of China (you would think the Central Asian part is where suicide bombing may yet become a scourge of China). It would be interesting to see how this turns out. Robert D. Kaplan and others have noted the severe disconnect between the prosperity of coastal China and the rest, especially those regions populated with "minority majorities" who seem to get angrier with every passing year. This may yet become a serious problem for China, and I doubt they would cover it up if it was a muslim attack. They would hype it up for all it was worth to justify harsher oppression of muslim minorities.

very true

 

[Said1]

Highly doubtful that it is a Muslim suicide bomber as it is on the wrong side of China (you would think the Central Asian part is where suicide bombing may yet become a scourge of China). It would be interesting to see how this turns out. Robert D. Kaplan and others have noted the severe disconnect between the prosperity of coastal China and the rest, especially those regions populated with "minority majorities" who seem to get angrier with every passing year. This may yet become a serious problem for China, and I doubt they would cover it up if it was a muslim attack. They would hype it up for all it was worth to justify harsher oppression of muslim minorities.

I posted a few things on the topic awhile back. Too lazy to dig them up. Something about protestors and cops getting roughed up in some rural location. I forget now. :coffee3: