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China blast at Beijing airport terminal
There has been an explosion at Beijing Capital International Airport's Terminal 3, with a man in a wheelchair apparently detonating a device.
Photos posted on China's Weibo microblogging site showed a dark-haired man waving a white package in the air before the blast.
Later images showed the wheelchair on its side with officials treating a man on the floor.
His condition was unclear. Smoke spread through the terminal after the blast.
The device went off shortly before 18:30 (10:30 GMT) near one of the terminal exits.
Xinhua news agency showed several medical workers providing emergency treatment, with police officers also at the scene.
BBC News - China blast at Beijing airport terminal
There has been an explosion at Beijing Capital International Airport's Terminal 3, with a man in a wheelchair apparently detonating a device.
Photos posted on China's Weibo microblogging site showed a dark-haired man waving a white package in the air before the blast.
Later images showed the wheelchair on its side with officials treating a man on the floor.
His condition was unclear. Smoke spread through the terminal after the blast.
The device went off shortly before 18:30 (10:30 GMT) near one of the terminal exits.
Xinhua news agency showed several medical workers providing emergency treatment, with police officers also at the scene.
BBC News - China blast at Beijing airport terminal