Bombing government headquarters in China, 4 people died
Suspected detonated a homemade bomb in the village government office in Guangdong province, killing four people, suspected of a land compensation dispute.

The explosion occurred on the morning of March 22 in Mingjing village, near Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, in southern China, when a 59-year-old man activated a homemade explosive device at the village's government headquarters.

Mingjing Village is home to about 3,000 people and is the planned site of a major real estate project, forcing the locals to relocate.

Local police said the blast left four people dead, including the suspect, and five injured. A video shared on the Jiemian portal shows the government office was damaged, blood stains on the wall and at least two people lying motionless on the ground.
According to local media, the hacked office was the place to decide land-use rights. Some people said the attack could be related to land compensation conflicts.

Last year, authorities allocated nearly 110 hectares of land to a real estate company in Shanghai to recreate the old village to attract tourists. The 8 billion yuan ($ 1.2 billion) project involves the resettlement of farmers living in the area. It is not clear how many families have to be relocated because of the project.

A study by the University of Hong Kong showed that from 2005 to 2015, local governments in China acquired 1-5 million farmers' land each year with little or no compensation. China last year revised the law, giving judges more power in deciding on land and limiting the influence of local officials.

More videos