On 29 March 2000, 34-year-old Liu Zhanjin committed a suicide bombing at a wedding ceremony in Shajian Village, Shuozhou, Shanxi, China, which killed 39 people and injured over 50 others.
"[2] In the weeks leading up to the bombing, Liu practiced detonating explosives in the nearby wilderness.
[2] On the morning of 29 March 2000, Liu instructed his two daughters to go to their grandmother's house after school and to not attend the upcoming village wedding.
Liu walked into the street, hauling a flatbed cart with 40–50 kilograms of explosives concealed underneath corn, which he then detonated; 25 people were killed in the blast, and 14 later died while hospitalized—over 50 others had non-fatal injuries.
[2] Windows of buildings were shattered as far as 100 metres away, and a large crater was left behind in the street.