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Blast outside UK embassy in Chile Blast outside UK embassy in Chile
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There has been a small explosion outside the British and Israeli embassies in Chile. There has been a small explosion outside a building containing the British and Israeli embassies in the Chilean capital, Santiago.
The blast took place in the capital Santiago at about 2200 local time on Sunday. There were no immediate reports of casualties. It occurred several metres away from the British embassy office, which was closed at the time, and caused minor damage to the doorway.
Initial reports say the device was a cylinder containing gunpowder which caused damage to the entrance of a first floor office. There are no reports of casualties from the blast.
Police say it is too early to say who might have planted the device. Police are investigating the explosion, reportedly caused by a cylinder containing gunpowder.
So far no-one has claimed responsibility, and police say it is too early to say who might have planted the device.
About 50,000 British tourists visit Chile every year.
The BBC's South America correspondent, Daniel Schweimler, says there is some anti-British sentiment among small extreme right-wing groups in Chile because of the 1998 arrest in London of the former military leader, Augusto Pinochet, who died last December.
The blast took place at about 2200 local time on Sunday (0215 GMT Monday).
The building also houses a Chilean tobacco company.The building also houses a Chilean tobacco company.
Around 50,000 British tourists visit Chile every year and, according to the UK Foreign Office's website, most visits are "trouble-free".
While it says the threat from terrorism is low, the website warns there are occasional acts of low-level domestic terrorism by left-wing groups, such as noise bombs, but these have not been directed against foreigners.