# Bombing at US Embassy in Beijing

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 26, 2018, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombing-at-us-embassy-in-beijing/818604 "2018-07-26T08:00:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombing-at-us-embassy-in-beijing/818604/1 "2018-07-26T08:00:37Z")

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YouTube video here: [Breaking News: Explosion Near US Embassy In Beijing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkGcNZBpdy8).

From other news sites online, it seems that the bomber was no Sandy Kofax. He didn’t get the bomb over the fence and evidently only the bomber suffered any injury, but not fatal. There are also reports (unconfirmed yet) of a woman who was dousing herself with a flammable liquid but was stopped by the Chinese security forces before she got started.

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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombing-at-us-embassy-in-beijing/818604/2 "2018-07-26T09:13:13Z")

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BBC report [here](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-44963700).

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> Beijing police called it a “suspected firecracker device” which caused a fire. The bomber injured his hand during the incident, but there was no danger to his life and he was immediately sent to hospital.