{Deputy prime minister confirms suicide bomber died while at least three people injured in the Bishkek blast.}<\/p>\n
A minivan driven by a suicide bomber exploded after ramming into a gate at the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyzstan capital of Bishkek, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Local medics said the driver was killed while two embassy staff and a woman were injured in the blast.<\/p>\n
“As a result of the explosion, only the suicide bomber terrorist died. Security guards were injured,” Kyrgyzstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Jenish Razakov said.<\/p>\n
Al Jazeera’s Andrew Simmons, reporting from Bishkek, said a large security operation was underway following the attack.<\/p>\n
“This is reported as the first suicide bombing in the country,” he said.<\/p>\n
“The minivan exploded before getting anywhere near the main part of the embassy. There is a lot of concern about the attack. The deputy prime minister visited the scene but hasn’t pointed his fingers in any direction as to who carried out the attack.”<\/p>\n
Local residents told AFP news agency that the blast had blown in their windows and caused their houses to shake.<\/p>\n
Employees from the Chinese and nearby American embassy were evacuated, the Kyrgyz emergency service said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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