1989–2006 2007–present On February 25, 1997, 3 bombs exploded on 3 buses (lines 2, 10, and 44) in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China.

Steel balls, screws, and nails were found in the bombs.

Responsibility for the attacks was claimed and acknowledged by factions of certain diaspora Uyghurs.

[1][2] Continuing tensions in Xinjiang have been a source of terrorism in China.

In early February 1997, the execution of 30 suspected separatists[3] who had been involved in the organization of Meshrep[4] during Ramadan resulted in large demonstrations, culminating in the Gulja incident on February 5, where at least 9 protesters were killed.