Tian Mingjian incident
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The Tian Mingjian incident (also known as the Jian'guo Gate incident) was an act of mass murder that occurred in Beijing, China on 20 September 1994. People's Liberation Army officer First Lieutenant Tian Mingjian first killed his officer and several other soldiers at his military base in Tongxian County and afterwards drove towards Jianguomen, where he continued his shooting spree and indiscriminately fired at people in the streets. Seventeen civilians, including an Iranian diplomat and his son, along with up to 11 soldiers and policemen were killed before Tian was finally shot dead by a police sniper.
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North Jianguomen Str, Dongcheng District Jianguomen (首都功能核心区)
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N 39.9071 ° | E 116.4295 ° |
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建国门桥
North Jianguomen Str
100010 Dongcheng District, Jianguomen (首都功能核心区)
Beijing, China
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