2018年CRI Man explodes small device outside US Embassy in Beijing

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A man sustained a hand injury when he detonated a "firecracker-like device" outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Thursday afternoon.

Photos on social media showed a large amount of smoke and police vehicles surrounding the embassy shortly after the incident. Apart from a heightened security presence, the scene outside appeared to be normal by early afternoon.

The Beijing police department posted a statement on its website identifying the suspect only by his surname, Jiang, and said he was 26 years old and a native of Tongliao city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia. 

There was no word on a motive¹ and the statement said the investigation² was continuing.

No damage was done to embassy property and no other injuries were recorded, a U.S. embassy spokesperson said, speaking on routine condition of anonymity³.

Only one person was involved and police responded to the situation, the spokesperson said.

At a regular press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry⁴ spokesperson Geng Shuang described the incident as an "individual public security case" which was promptly⁵ and properly dealt with by police.

(AP and CGTN contributed to this story)