1989–2006 2007–present The 2010 Aksu bombing was a bombing in Aksu, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China that resulted in at least seven deaths and fourteen injuries when a Uyghur man detonated explosives in a crowd of police and paramilitary guards[1] at about 10:30 on 19 August,[2] using a three-wheeled vehicle.

Xinhua news agency reported that six people were involved in the attack, and two had died; the other four were detained by police.

[10] An anonymous Radio Free Asia source claims that officers in the targeted police station had commonly booked Uyghurs with beards or traditional head coverings and brought them to the police station for political education.

[9] Chinese police stated that it was an intentional act, and that a suspect was detained at the scene after incurring injuries himself.

[11] The four detained suspects were part of a "violent gang of six people" according to Xinjiang government spokesperson Hou Hanmin.