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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 a building housing the British embassy in the Chilean capital, Santiago. | |
| It occurred several metres away from the British embassy office, which was closed at the time, and caused minor damage to the doorway. | It occurred several metres away from the British embassy office, which was closed at the time, and caused minor damage to the doorway. |
| There are no reports of casualties from the blast. | There are no reports of casualties from the blast. |
| Police are investigating the explosion, reportedly caused by a cylinder containing gunpowder. | 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. | 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. | 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 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 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. |