Last Updated Jul 26, 2018 2:47 AM EDT
BEIJING — The appears to have been a fire of fire possible explosion outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
Photos posted on Twitter showed a large amount of smoke and what appeared to be police vehicles surrounding the vast structure in northeastern Beijing on Thursday afternoon.
Police did not immediately respond to comments on the incident and an embassy spokesperson said he was still collecting information.
The ruling Communist Party newspaper Global Times said police “took away a woman spraying gasoline on herself in suspected attempt at self-immolation” at around 11 a.m.
China and the U.S. are in the middle of a trade dispute, but America remains a hugely popular destination for travel, education and immigration for Chinese.
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