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Home / News / World News / Embassy attack carried out by ETIM: Officials
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    Embassy attack carried out by ETIM: Officials

    Written by
    Supriya
    Edited by
    Gaurav Jeyaraman
    Last updated on Sep 07, 2016, 06:53 pm
    Embassy attack carried out by ETIM: Officials
    Credits:
  • Officials in Kyrgyzstan have stated that the attack on the Chinese Embassy was carried out by members of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement.

    The ETIM is a militant organization active in China's Xinjiang province.

    The attack has fueled concerns that they are now targeting Beijing's interests abroad.

    Authorities have confirmed ETIM's involvement and have also identified the bomber, according to Xinhua news.

  • In this article
    Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Explosion at Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan What we know so far Measures Taken Embassy attack carried out by ETIM: Officials
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    Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

  • Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan and is also its largest city. It has a population of 1 million and Russian is its official language. Kyrgyzstan declared independence on August 31, 1991 from the Soviet Union and in 1993, it ratified its first post-Soviet constitution.

  • 30 Aug 2016

    Explosion at Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan

    Explosion at Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan
  • According to local Kyrgyz security officials, a car rammed into the gates of the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.

    The car then exploded close to the ambassador's residence; the explosion killed the suicide bomber and injured three embassy employees, all Kyrgyz nationals.

    A Kyrgyz security official said it was a "suicide car bombing attack".

  • 30 Aug 2016

    What we know so far

    What we know so far
  • After ramming through the gates, the car exploded in the center of the embassy compound.

    Local reports indicated that footage available on social media showed columns of smoke above the building and other images showed concrete and broken glass.

    The powerful explosion blew off windows of residential houses in the area.

  • Details

    Measures Taken

    Measures Taken
  • People working at the Chinese and American embassies located in the vicinity were evacuated immediately.

    An official of the Interior Ministry confirmed that the explosive was placed inside the attacker's car but it was too early to call the incident a "terrorist attack."

    The car explosion is being investigated by state security service GKNB but no other details were provided.

  • 07 Sep 2016

    Embassy attack carried out by ETIM: Officials

    Embassy attack carried out by ETIM: Officials
    Credits:
  • Officials in Kyrgyzstan have stated that the attack on the Chinese Embassy was carried out by members of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement.

    The ETIM is a militant organization active in China's Xinjiang province.

    The attack has fueled concerns that they are now targeting Beijing's interests abroad.

    Authorities have confirmed ETIM's involvement and have also identified the bomber, according to Xinhua news.

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