Changsha IRD Building bombing

Changsha IRD Building bombing
Location	Changsha, Hunan, China
Date	July 30, 2010 16:15 (UTC+8)
Attack type	Bombings
Weapons	Bombs
Deaths	4
Injured	19
Perpetrator	Liu Zhuiheng

The Changsha IRD Building bombing (Chinese language: 長沙稅務分局大樓爆炸事件) occurred on July 30, 2010 at about 4:15pm, and resulted in four deaths and 19 injuries.[1] The site of the blasts was the third floor of the Dongtundu (東屯渡) Inland Revenue Department Branch Building in Furong District, Changsha, Hunan, China.

Police announced that the explosion was deliberate. The bomb exploded under a conference table, and killed two people and seriously injured ten others on the spot; two among the wounded died after being taken to the hospital.

On December 30, 2010, 52-year-old Liu Zhuiheng (刘赘衡) was convicted and sentenced to death by the Changsha Intermediate People's Court,[2] and was subsequently executed on December 29, 2011. Two accomplices received sentences of seven years' imprisonment.[3]

References

1. "长沙税务分局大楼爆炸4死19伤". NetEase (网易). 2010-07-31. Archived from the original on 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
2. "长沙税务分局大楼爆炸案犯刘赘衡一审获死刑" [Perpetrator of Changsha STA branch building bombing case Liu Zhuiheng received death penalty in first instance] (in Chinese). China News Service. 2010-12-30. Archived from the original on 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
3. "长沙国税局爆炸案罪犯被执行死刑 曾致4亡17伤" [Changsha STA bombing case culprit executed; left 4 dead and 17 injured] (in Chinese). China News Service. 2011-12-29. Archived from the original on 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-08-13.

External links

• "長沙一稅務局爆炸兩人死". BBC News. 2010-07-30.
• "長沙稅務局爆炸增至4死". Sina.com (新浪香港). 2010-07-30. Archived from the original on 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
• "长沙税务局爆炸已致4死19伤 警方已立案侦查". People's Daily Online (人民网). 2010-07-31. Archived from the original on 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-08-26.