Explosion rocks police station in China after man attacks officers with home-made bomb
- An individual attacked the Heping district police station in Shenyang, Liaoning
- Suspect first launched an arson attack before detonating the bomb in the lobby
- Two officers and one civilian sustained minor injuries in the incident
- The suspect died on scene following the incident, Shenyang police confirmed
Two officers and one civilian were injured after an individual attacked a police station in north-east China with a home-made bomb today.
The suspect first launched an arson attack before detonating the bomb at the Heping district police department in Shenyang, Liaoning province at about 1:50pm local time, according to police.
The suspect died on scene following the incident, Shenyang police said.
The suspect first launched an arson attack before detonating the bomb at the Heping district police department in Shenyang, Liaoning province. Video footage filmed by witnesses shows smoke rising from a fire at a building and people running away from the crime scene to safety
Crowds gather near the crime scene where fire trucks are parked. The suspect died on scene
Video footage filmed by witnesses shows smoke rising from a fire at a building and people running away from the crime scene to safety.
The suspect had ignited the bomb at the station’s ground floor lobby, Shenyang police said in their statement on Weibo shortly after the incident.
Those wounded did not suffer from life-threatening injuries and the incident is under investigation.
Smoke is seen rising from the building of the Heping police department in Shenyang
People are seen running to safety after the suspect detonated a home-made bomb