29 Apr 1932
China
China
- Yoshinori Shirakawa was seriously wounded by a bomb planted by Korean nationalist Yun Bong-gil at Hongkou Park (now Lu Xun Park) in Shanghai, China; Shirakawa would die of his wounds a month later. ww2dbase [Yoshinori Shirakawa | Shanghai | CPC]
- Kichisaburo Nomura was blinded in the right eye by an attack by Korean nationalist Yun Bong-gil at Hongkou Park (now Lu Xun Park) in Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [Kichisaburo Nomura | Shanghai | CPC]
- Kenkichi Ueda lost his left leg to a bomb planted by Korean nationalist Yun Bong-gil at Hongkou Park (now Lu Xun Park) in Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [Kenkichi Ueda | Shanghai | CPC]
- Yun Bong-gil detonated a bomb at Hongkou Park (now Lu Xun Park) in Shanghai, China, killing General Yoshinori Shirakawa and Government Chancellor Kawabata Sadaji. He failed to get away and was arrested. ww2dbase [Yun Bong-gil | Shanghai | CPC]
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