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Blast at Chinese embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Source: BBC
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.
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. Other images showed broken glass and concrete.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-37217712
