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24 injured by blast on passenger train in Taiwan
July 7, 2016 at 14:12
At least 24 people have been injured, after an explosion inside a train carriage, at the Songshan railway station in central Taipei, the capital of Taiwan.
Focus Taiwan TV reported that just before 10pm local time there was a loud bang in the sixth carriage of a crowded commuter train, which then quickly became engulfed in flames. The Straits Times and several other local media said there had been three explosions.
At least 10 ambulances and as many fire engines were dispatched to the station. One person had reportedly sustained burns over 30 percent of his body.#BREAKING 21 injured in an explosion in a Taiwan passenger train carriage in Taipei; cause of explosion unknown pic.twitter.com/XuF7dO4ARe
— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) July 7, 2016
A local newspaper has reported that eyewitnesses saw a man in his 40s walk inside the carriage, put down a 15-20cm tube-like object and quickly exit the train. National Police Agency Director General Chen Kuo-en has confirmed that the explosion was likely caused by a “firecracker-like device.” The police official has refused to call the incident a terrorist attack. Local media have reported that a manhunt for the suspect is in progress.傷者名單，有親朋好友恰好在車站附近的話，可以確認一下有沒在名單內#爆炸 #松山車站 https://t.co/cBxAvZEF2u
— 台灣蘋果日報即時新聞 (@applerealtime) July 7, 2016
A special multi-branch investigation unit has been put together to establish the sequence of events.目擊者指出，看到一名年約40歲左右的男子拿一個黑色長條物走進車廂，男子離開後就爆炸了，警方將此列為重要線索#松山車站 #爆裂物 https://t.co/gotC4ZiUXh
— 台灣蘋果日報即時新聞 (@applerealtime) July 7, 2016
鐵路警察局目前正依據民眾說法，調閱車站監視器畫面查明真相#松山車站 #不單純 https://t.co/hfAIDd6cqV
— 台灣蘋果日報即時新聞 (@applerealtime) July 7, 2016
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