Explosion near the US Embassy in Beijing

UPDATE 11.40: The main suspect of the Beijing attack is a 26-year-old young man who comes from an autonomous Chinese province. He blew up the explosive device in front of the embassy, ​​wounding his hand.

The explosion took place near the US Embassy in Beijing, and the building was evacuated as a result of the explosion, and the operations were stopped, being resumed later [19659002] UPDATE 10.45: A Romanian in Beijing told Liberty that at this point there were several variants in the attack on the US Embassy.

"The press writes that it is about a suicide bombing, a revenge of a Chinese man that the US embassy did not give him He seems to have tried to enter the yard with his scooter, "he told Freedom

. The main suspect in this case is a 26-year-old Chinese

UPDATE 10.20: A Peking Romanian was surprised by the consequences of the blast and sent the film to the address of the writing. UPDATE 10.00: A spokesman for the US Embassy said that a bomb had exploded near the diplomatic representation. There was no more wounded than an attacker, whose motives are unknown

"There was an explosion around 1:00 pm at the intersection, near the Embassy building. A person blew up a bomb and was no longer injured, "said a spokesman for the US Embassy in Beijing.

The foreign press provided contradictory information on this incident. Some publications cite witnesses who recount how a man allegedly attempted to shoot an explosive device in the US Embassy building in Beijing, but he exploded before being thrown over the fence.

Other publications say police arrested a woman who poured gas on her and threatened to shoot

At this point, it is unclear what happened, but on social networks, there were pictures of the area surrounded by smoke.

In the images, there are more people approaching the scene, while the Beijing police establish a security perimeter. In addition, social network images show a high hood car, most likely the cause of the explosion.

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