Man explodes small device outside US Embassy in Beijing

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Source: Associated Press



By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN
Today

BEIJING (AP) — A man exploded a small homemade bomb outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Thursday, injuring only himself, according to police and an embassy spokesperson.

Photos on social media showed a large amount of smoke and police vehicles surrounding the embassy shortly after the incident. Apart from a heightened security presence, the scene outside appeared to be normal by early afternoon.

The Beijing Police Department posted a statement on its website identifying the suspect only by his surname, Jiang, and said he was 26 years old and a native of Tongliao city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia. He was injured on the hand by the explosive device, which was made from fireworks and was detonated at about 1 p.m., police said.

There was no word on a motive and the statement said the investigation was continuing.

Read more: https://www.apnews.com/3d1b6e5d5a6c44fab8fb4e9995479b4f/Man-explodes-small-device-outside-US-Embassy-in-Beijing

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