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An explosion hit an area outside the US Embassy in Beijing when a man set off a device near a gate, causing panic and confusion.
The man tried to hurl a homemade bomb into the compound, but the device exploded in the street before he could throw it, reports claimed.
An embassy spokesperson confirmed that a man had detonated an explosive device and he was the only person injured.
Police claim the suspect was a 26-year-old man from China's Inner Mongolia region who had a "firecracker-like" device and wasn't seriously hurt.
He was reportedly bringing attention to a human rights issue, but police did not reveal a motive.