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The United States Embassy in Beijing has experienced a loud explosion outside it’s premises on Thursday.
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The eyewitnesses immediately uploaded pictures on social media of huge cloud of smoke filled up in the air outside the American Embassy compound in China’s capital, Beijing.
Scene at the US embassy in Beijing, where witnesses say they heard an explosion about an hour ago. Police ordering onlookers back and stopping us filming. But no ongoing operation it seems pic.twitter.com/3KqW3RGfTM
— Tom Cheshire (@Chesh) July 26, 2018
According to the State-Run Global Times newspaper, the Chinese police officers arrested a woman who was near the US Embassy flooded with gasoline ( petrol ) in a criminal attempt to offer herself a sacrifice.
An explosion reported at the area of US embassy in #Beijing, #China. Reason unknown pic.twitter.com/Xm9GXLxPBy
— Guy Elster (@guyelster) July 26, 2018
Beijing police however said, the explosion was caused by a little homemade flammable device which was exploded by a 26-year-old man who only injured himself, according to independent.
Things looks to be back at normal, according to the tweet from Olivia Siong.
Things seem pretty much back to normal at the US Embassy in Beijing where an explosion took place earlier this afternoon. People waiting in line for their visas say they’re not concerned that it’s not safe as it seems like a “small incident”. pic.twitter.com/mimhRYw1lf
— Olivia Siong (@OliviaSiongCNA) July 26, 2018
The eye witnesses told reporters that one of the Chinese vehicles appeared to have been damaged in this explosion.
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