Man, Woman Detained After Blast Near US Embassy in Beijing
2018-07-26
Authorities in the Chinese capital on Thursday detained a man who police said was slightly injured after setting off a small explosive device near the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
"There was an explosion at approximately 1.00 p.m. today on the street outside the South East corner of the Embassy compound," the U.S. Embassy said in a statement on its website, as images showing billowing smoke from a Beijing street began to be shared via social and mainstream media.
"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," it said.
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The man who detonated the small explosive seems to be from Inner Mongolia. It doesn't appear that the US embassy was targeted but the general area to attract attention protesting the Chinese regime.
