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Suicide bomber died, three hurt in blast at China's Kyrgyzstan embassy

Program Code: 0909346160818019 Source: Sina

A car driven by a suicide bomber exploded after ramming through a gate at the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, wounding three people, authorities said. 

"As a result of the explosion, only the suicide bomber terrorist died. Security guards were injured," Kyrgyzstan's Deputy Prime Minister Jenish Razakov told journalists.

Razakov said the three wounded were all Kyrgyz employees of the Chinese embassy and that they had been taken to hospital. Local medics said their injuries were not serious.

Bishkek police sources told AFP that a Mitsubishi Delica car smashed through a gate at the embassy before blowing up in the centre of the compound close to the ambassador's residence.

Another source from the security service of the nation -- which borders China -- said an "explosive device" had been placed inside the vehicle. 

Local residents told AFP that the blast had blown in their windows and caused their houses to shake.

Employees from the Chinese and nearby American embassy on the edge of the city were evacuated, the Kyrgyz emergency service said. 

Impoverished majority Muslim Kyrgyzstan has a history of political instability and battling Islamist extremism.

The authorities regularly announce that they have foiled attacks planned by the Islamic State group in the country. 

Security forces last year said they had engaged in several deadly shootouts with suspected "terrorists" in Bishkek. 

Officials say that some 500 Kyrgyz are thought to have joined the ranks of Islamic State fighting in Syria and Iraq.  




 

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