Beijing July 26 (IANS) An explosion is reported to have occurred outside the US embassy in China here the media said.
The US embassy complex is in Beijing s Chaoyang District. Witnesses have posted images on Twitter of smoke surrounding the building. A bystander said there had been injuries the Herald Sun reported. The explosion occurred around 1 p.m. in an area where many Chinese citizens line up each day to apply for visas The New York Times reported. According to Chinese media reports a witness said police took away a woman spraying petrol on herself in a suspected attempt at self-immolation. Photos and videos emerging online of the explosion on Chinese social media site Weibo showed smoke billowing from the area with police creating a roadblock around a vehicle Hong Kong Free Press said.
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