{"id":10238,"date":"2018-07-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/reports-of-an-explosion-at-the-us-embassy-in-beijing\/"},"modified":"2018-07-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T00:00:00","slug":"reports-of-an-explosion-at-the-us-embassy-in-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/reports-of-an-explosion-at-the-us-embassy-in-beijing\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports Of An Explosion At The US Embassy In Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE, 4.51pm<\/strong> — CONFIRMED: A man set off a small explosive device close to the US embassy.<\/p>\n

According to bbc.co.uk<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cApart from the bomber, there were no other injuries reported and officials say police responded immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cA statement from the US embassy in Beijing said that the bomb had exploded at around 1300 local time (0500 GMT) at the south-east corner of the compound.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeijing police described it as a \u2018suspected firecracker device\u2019 which caused a fire. The bomber injured his hand during the incident but there was no danger to his life and he was immediately sent to hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe BBC’s Stephen McDonell at the scene says that normal activities have since resumed at the embassy, with people still lining up for visa applications.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were earlier reports that police had taken away a woman who had tried to set herself on fire near the embassy at 1100 local time, several hours before the reported blast.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is unclear if the two incidents were linked.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

EARLIER…<\/p>\n

There are reports of an explosion at the US embassy in Beijing.<\/h3>\n

There are Chinese reports that police stopped a woman spraying gasoline on herself in a suspected self-immolation attempt.<\/p>\n

MORE AS WE GET IT<\/p>\n\n

#BREAKING<\/a>: Chinese state media say police stopped a woman spraying gasoline on herself in a suspected self-immolation attempt outside the U.S. embassy in Beijing. Witnesses say there's been some sort of an explosion in the area. Videos keep getting deleted off social media.<\/p>— Grace Lee (@graceleenews) July 26, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote> \n