One dead, three wounded in blast at Chinese embassy

chika ebuzor 06:59 - 30 August 2016

An explosion around the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan killed and wounded several people, Interfax news agency cited a local emergency ministry’s representative as saying on Tuesday.

The GKNB state security service said it was investigating the blast but provided no other details.

A car exploded near the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, killing its driver and wounding three people, the healthcare ministry said.

The interior ministry could not be reached for comment. Kyrgyz news website 24.kg reported that the car appeared to have rammed the embassy's gate before exploding.