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| ‘Firework device’ prompts bomb scare at US Embassy in Beijing (PHOTO, VIDEO) | ‘Firework device’ prompts bomb scare at US Embassy in Beijing (PHOTO, VIDEO) |
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| A “suspected firework device” has exploded near the US Embassy in Beijing, causing a bomb scare, police say. Law enforcement added that no one, apart from the person who set off the firework, was hurt. | A “suspected firework device” has exploded near the US Embassy in Beijing, causing a bomb scare, police say. Law enforcement added that no one, apart from the person who set off the firework, was hurt. |
| A 26-year-old man set off the device in Chaoyang District in the Chinese capital, causing an explosion, police said in a statement, released on Twitter. The person in question received a light hand injury. | A 26-year-old man set off the device in Chaoyang District in the Chinese capital, causing an explosion, police said in a statement, released on Twitter. The person in question received a light hand injury. |
| Apart from the US Embassy, Chaoyang District is home to many foreign diplomatic missions. The area also hosts the famous Silk Street Market, shopping malls, and restaurant strips. | Apart from the US Embassy, Chaoyang District is home to many foreign diplomatic missions. The area also hosts the famous Silk Street Market, shopping malls, and restaurant strips. |
| The US Embassy released a statement, saying there was an explosion outside the embassy compound. “According to the embassy’s regional security officer, there was one individual who detonated a bomb. Other than the bomber, no other people were injured and there was no damage to embassy property.” | |
| Plumes of smoke can be seen in videos released online. The images also show police and what appears to be something covered by a blanket on the ground. Locals heard a “thunder-like bang” near the building, the Global Times newspaper reported. | |
| “Just heard a loud noise, the delivery boy said there was an explosion at the US embassy,” the Hong Kong Free Press cited a Chinese-speaking witness as saying on the microblogging website Weibo. Another Weibo user wrote: “Heard a big bang while walking on the street after lunch, and then they started setting up police cordons near the American embassy.” | |
| Earlier reports on social media claimed that a man attempted to throw a homemade bomb into the gated compound of the embassy, but the device went off earlier than planned. Chinese police were seen examining a vehicle outside the compound, a witness told Reuters. | Earlier reports on social media claimed that a man attempted to throw a homemade bomb into the gated compound of the embassy, but the device went off earlier than planned. Chinese police were seen examining a vehicle outside the compound, a witness told Reuters. |
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