Zev Porat

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Explosion rocks Beijing airport in China, terminal evacuated

An explosion hit Beijing airport in China on Saturday, prompting police to order people to leave one terminal, a witness said.

Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt, of the International Crisis Group think tank, was at the airport when the blast happened at about 6:30 p.m. local time (6:30 a.m. ET).

"Huge explosion followed by panic, smoke and dust at Terminal 3," she said on Twitter.

"Lots of excitement, police v angry, shouted crowds back and told everyone to leave," she added.

She posted a photograph of the scene, showing the air clouded with dust after the blast:


Explosion epicentre, can't work out what it is http://yfrog.com/odgxwcwj 



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