A bomb was detonated outside the US Embassy in Beijing, China on Thursday. No casualties have been reported so far. Images posted online showed smoke in the air outside the building and security personnel rushing in the background.
The Chinese police took away a woman who sprayed herself with gasoline in what was suspected to be a self-immolation attempt outside the U.S. Embassy, the state-run Global Times reported.
This just in from U.S embassy spokesperson: one individual ‘detonated a bomb’, no injuries other than the bomber. Explosion outside US embassy in Beijing happened at around 1pm local time #tictocnews #beijing #China
— Tom Mackenzie (@TomMackenzieTV) July 26, 2018
Indian Ambassador to China Gautam Bambawale said that everyone in the Indian Embassy, which is located close to where the blast took place, are safe. Police is investigating.
People close to the scene posted pictures on the social media.
这是美国大使馆现场吗？ pic.twitter.com/dI8j9FVIcj
— tbn (@tanboniu) July 26, 2018
An account of the events posted on Twitter said that an unidentified man tried to throw the bomb into the embassy, but seriously injured himself instead. Some police cars were damaged, other casualties unknown. Roads are now blocked.
Another witness interviewed by Reuters said there were seven to eight police vehicles near the embassy and the road next to the complex had been closed off.
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