Blast heard near U.S. Embassy in China in 'suspected self-immolation' attempt

Published on 26 Jul 2018 4:00:29 PM

Police took away a woman who sprayed herself with gasoline on Thursday in what was suspected to be a self-immolation attempt outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China.

Witnesses told Reuters that they heard an explosion near the U.S. Embassy and felt tremors.