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| Blast at Shanghai’s Pudong Airport leaves at least 3 injured | Blast at Shanghai’s Pudong Airport leaves at least 3 injured |
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| An explosion at Shanghai’s Pudong Airport has left three injured and hospitalized, according to local media. A "home-made" device, possibly fireworks, is suspected. | An explosion at Shanghai’s Pudong Airport has left three injured and hospitalized, according to local media. A "home-made" device, possibly fireworks, is suspected. |
| Images from the scene show people being taken to ambulances as eyewitnesses gathered. According to CCTV, the Sunday afternoon blast left at least three people injured. More are feared, however. | Images from the scene show people being taken to ambulances as eyewitnesses gathered. According to CCTV, the Sunday afternoon blast left at least three people injured. More are feared, however. |
| Police are at the scene. | Police are at the scene. |
| An airport spokesperson earlier told the People’s Daily there were suspicions of a “home-made” device, and a later confirmation was issued saying the source of the blast was a person's luggage. | |
| The incident occurred at the Terminal Two ticketing area shortly after 2PM, Reuters says. The suspected fireworks reportedly detonated spontaneously. | |
| Flight schedules were not disrupted. |