One dead, three wounded in blast at Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan

Mangalore Today News Network

Aug 30, 2016: A car exploded near the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, killing its driver and wounding three people, the healthcare ministry said.

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

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.

(Reporting by Olga Dzyubenko; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Robert Birsel)