1 dead, 3 wounded in explosion near Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan

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published 30 August 2016

A car exploded near the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the government's heath ministry announced, killing the driver and injuring three people. It appears the car rammed the embassy's gate before it blew up, Reuters reports. The state security service said it is investigating the incident.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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