An explosion has reportedly occurred outside the US embassy in Beijing. The Indian embassy is located close by. 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.<br />Police did not immediately respond to comments on the incident.<br />The embassies are in Beijing’s Chaoyang District. More details are awaited. China and the US are in the middle of a trade dispute, but America remains a hugely popular destination for travel, education and immigration for Chinese.
