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| Blast near US Embassy in Beijing – reports (PHOTO, VIDEO) | Blast near US Embassy in Beijing – reports (PHOTO, VIDEO) |
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| A blast has reportedly taken place outside the US Embassy in Beijing. People on social media posted photos and videos of the aftermath of the purported explosion. | A blast has reportedly taken place outside the US Embassy in Beijing. People on social media posted photos and videos of the aftermath of the purported explosion. |
| Plumes of smoke are seen in videos released online. The images also show police and what appears to be a body covered by a blanket, lying on the ground. | Plumes of smoke are seen in videos released online. The images also show police and what appears to be a body covered by a blanket, lying on the ground. |
| Neither Chinese, nor American officials have so far confirmed the incident. | |
| According to Radio Free Asia online news, a man attempted to throw a homemade bomb into the gated compound of the embassy, but the device went off earlier than planned. The blast caused panic and injured a number of people, the news portal said. However, there is no official information on whether anyone was hurt in the incident. | |
| Amid reports of the blast, China’s Global Times cited witnesses claiming that a woman sprayed gasoline on herself in a suspected self-immolation attempt. Police took her away, but it is not yet clear if the incident is related to the suspected explosion, according to the Global Times. | |
| Chinese police were seen examining a vehicle outside the compound, a witness told Reuters. | |
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