Explosion outside U.S Embassy in Beijing, 26 July 2018

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An explosion has taken place outside the US Embassy in Beijing amid reports a woman covered herself in petrol and tried to set herself on fire.

A large amount of smoke and a number of police vehicles were seen outside the vast structure in the city's north east while witnesses said they felt 'tremors' when the blast happened.

Chinese police are said to have taken away a woman who sprayed herself with gasoline in what was suspected to be a self-immolation attempt, according to local media reports which have not been verified.

Explosion at US Embassy in Beijing as woman 'covers herself in petrol in bid to set herself on fire' | Daily Mail Online

 

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Chinese police have taken away a woman who sprayed herself with gasoline in what was suspected to be a self-immolation attempt outside the US Embassy in Beijing, according to the state-run Global Times, amid reports of an explosion.

Suspected self-immolation near US Embassy in Beijing

 

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Lots of eyewitness reports on SM say the BBC.

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BBC's Stephen McDonell outside the embassy being told not to film.