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A 26-year-old man lit an explosive device manufactured by himself in front of the US embassy in Beijing. During the explosion on Thursday afternoon, the attacker was injured by hand.
Chinese police described him as disturbed after an initial investigation. He suffers from a "paranoid personality disorder". Due to hallucinations, he had been hospitalized in 2016 and treated psychologically. There was no significant material damage. The details of the crime were initially unrevealed by official sources.
The man from Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, himself made the explosive device from fireworks. At the scene, three uncovered firecrackers nearly 20 centimeters long were found, police reported. It is unclear why he chose the US Embassy for his action.
A spokesman said, "According to the embassy security officer, there was a person who blew up the bomb. Outside the bomber, no one was injured. "On the ground in the southwest corner of the area, where many people are often at the point of visa, only traces of explosions were observed on the ground." 19659003 ", an eyewitness reported, police temporarily cordoned off the area, but reopened the road in front of the embassy in less than an hour
" Individual Incident " [19659003] The spokesman of the Foreign Ministry saw an "individual" incident. "The local security forces intervened immediately and took the man to the hospital. which also includes Indian, French, Israeli and South Korean representations, are secured by paramilitary special forces (Wujing).
A woman applying for a visa at the US Embassy told the DPA: "There had an alarm, and then a lot of people in bullet-proof vests stormed the room. "The Chinese Internet censored the search for explosion. Keywords such as" Explosion "or" US Embassy "gave no results in the service of Weibo Chinese short messages. (oli / sda)
Created: 26.07.2018, 21:38
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