2017 Xuzhou kindergarten bombing

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2017 Fengxian bombing
Location Feng County, Jiangsu, China
Date15 June 2017;7 years ago (2017-06-15)
Attack type
 Suicide bombing, school bombing, school attack
Deaths8 (including the bomber)
Injured65
PerpetratorXu Taoran

On 15 June 2017, a bombing at a kindergarten in Feng County, Jiangsu, east China, killed at least eight people and injured 65 others. The perpetrator, 22-year-old Xu Taoran, died in the blast. Subsequent investigation revealed that Xu was mentally ill and obsessed with death and destruction. [1] The blast occurred at the entrance of the kindergarten, while children were leaving school. Two people died on the spot, and five succumbed to injuries at the hospital. Nine remained in critical condition in the aftermath. [2] Due to the shattering bomb parts, over 60 people were injured and needed medical attention.

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The Fengxian county government stated that the casualties did not include any of the kindergarten's children or teachers, as class had not yet been dismissed. [3]

Motives

The suicide bomber responsible was identified as 22-year-old Xu Taoran, who had "vegetative nervous function disturbances," [4] a disorder that can cause heart and breathing problems. Prior to the attack, he dropped out of school and went to work and lived near the kindergarten. After the attack, investigators found material to make a homemade explosive device and, written on a wall near the school, a "manifesto-style rant." It has been suggested that the attack may have been targeted at mothers. Sociologists say "the attacks on schools and young children are a result of the strains of society undergoing rapid change." [5]

Victims

After the explosion, about fifty-nine adults and children survived with injuries. However, eight victims, including the bomber, died in the explosion. Authorities did not specify if there were any children included in the fatalities.

Investigation

Chinese investigators used physical evidence and DNA found at the scene to determine the identity of the suspect, which pointed to Xu Taoran, 22, a university dropout who had written violent screeds against parents and children. Taoran had antisocial tendencies and had a debilitating autonomous nervous system disorder that forced him to take a leave of absence from his school, authorities said. Due to China's gutted mental health care program, those who are poor and can't afford any care, such as Xu, are left to grapple with frustration. [6] The police discovered the materials used to make the explosives in his apartment, along with words such as "'die,' 'death' and 'destroy'" written on the walls, assumingly pointed towards children and families. [4] [3]

From 2010 to 2012, China saw at least nine attacks on elementary students, which together killed at least 25 people and wounded more than 100. Many of these attacks seem related to each other regarding how the schools security system were lacking and thorough background checks were not completed on the school personnel. Some of these attacks include:

The events allowed school boards to make new decisions and new policies to keep children safe in schools to avoid such tragedies.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ Bendix, Aria. "Suspect Identified in Bombing of Chinese Kindergarten". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  2. ↑ "Suspect identified in China kindergarten explosion; 8 killed". AP News. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "China kindergarten blast was caused by a bomb, 22-year-old suspect dead". The Straits Times. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  4. 1 2 "A Bomber Was Behind The Deadly Kindergarten Blast, Chinese Police Say". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  5. ↑ Denyer, Simon (2017-06-16). "Chinese police blame lone bomber for killing 8 at kindergarten gate". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  6. ↑ Hernández, Javier C.; Zhao, Iris (2017-06-16). "At Kindergarten Blast in China, 'The World Didn't Seem Real'". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  7. ↑ "Police: Bomb caused blast at kindergarten in China, suspect dead" . Retrieved 2018-02-16.

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