This article is from the source 'rtcom' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.rt.com/news/346283-china-shanghai-airport-blast/
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| Shanghai airport blast: Suspect used improvised bomb, stabbed himself in neck | |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| An explosion at Shanghai’s Pudong Airport has left five people hospitalized. The suspect, who has also been hospitalized, used a home-made bomb fashioned out of a beer bottle hidden in his luggage. | |
| Images from the scene showed people being taken to ambulances as eyewitnesses gathered. According to CCTV, the Sunday afternoon blast left at least four people injured. | |
| The city of Shanghai posted on Weibo that, after taking the home-made bomb out of his backpack, the man threw it nearby. After the explosion, the suspect took out a knife and stabbed himself in the neck. He is currently in hospital in critical condition. | |
| 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. | 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. | |
| Flight schedules were not disrupted and the airport continues operating as normal. |