3 hurt as blast rocks Shanghai’s Pudong airport | Inquirer News

3 hurt as blast rocks Shanghai’s Pudong airport

/ 04:45 PM June 12, 2016

Suspected homemade bombs exploded near check-in counters at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Sunday (June 12) afternoon, injuring three passengers, the airport authorities and media reports said.

The blast happened at 2:20pm when “suspected homemade explosive material” exploded at the C check-in area at the airport’s Terminal 2, the Shanghai Airport Authorities said on its Weibo account.

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The three injured passengers were rushed to hospital, it said, and the area has been cordoned off by police.

Flights have not been affected, the airport authority added.

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