24 injured by blast on passenger train in Taiwan
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.
#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
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.
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 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.
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
A special multi-branch investigation unit has been put together to establish the sequence of events.
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