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| Blast at Chinese embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Blast at Chinese embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
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| A car has exploded after ramming the gates of the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, with at least one person killed, reports say. | A car has exploded after ramming the gates of the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, with at least one person killed, reports say. |
| Kyrgyz security officials quoted by the local AKIpress news agency described the blast as a terrorist attack. | Kyrgyz security officials quoted by the local AKIpress news agency described the blast as a terrorist attack. |
| The news agency also quoted the chief of security at the Chinese embassy as saying that no staff there had been injured. | The news agency also quoted the chief of security at the Chinese embassy as saying that no staff there had been injured. |
| Social media footage showed smoke billowing above the building. | Social media footage showed smoke billowing above the building. |
| Other images showed broken glass and concrete. | Other images showed broken glass and concrete. |
| Local reports said that the person killed was the driver of the car. | Local reports said that the person killed was the driver of the car. |
| The vehicle reportedly smashed through the gates and exploded in the centre of the compound, close to the ambassador's residence. | |
| There are also reports that three people were injured. | |
| Employees from the Chinese and nearby American embassy were evacuated. | |
| Kyrgyz security officials are at the scene conducting an investigation. | Kyrgyz security officials are at the scene conducting an investigation. |