美國駐華大使館附近發生爆炸

BEIJing — An explosion rocked the street outside the United States Embassy in Beijing on Thursday, rattling a diplomatically sensitive area in the Chinese capital.

北京——週四，一場爆炸震動了北京的美國駐華大使館外的街道，攪動了中國首都一個在外交上敏感的地區。

Smoke filled the air on a street not far from where many Chinese citizens line up each day to apply for visas to the United States.

在許多中國人每天排隊申請簽證的地方附近的一條街道上，濃煙遍佈。

The blast happened around 1 p.m. and was heard from blocks away. The police said a man set off a device made from fireworks that injured his hand. The man, 26, was detained and sent to a hospital. His injuries were not life threatening and no one else was hurt, the police said.

這場爆炸發生於下午一時許，好幾個街區外就能聽到爆炸聲。警方稱一名男子引爆了由煙花製成的裝置，致其手部受傷。這名26歲的男子隨後被控制並被送醫。警方稱，他的傷勢沒有生命危險，沒有其他人員受傷。

“Other than the bomber, no other people were injured and there was no damage to embassy property,” the embassy said in a security notice.

“除了該炸彈客並無其他人受傷，大使館的建築及場地所有物無受損，”大使館在一份安全通告中說。

A visa agent who said he was about 30 feet away when the blast occurred said the source appeared to be an explosive device, set off by a man who had been trying to call attention to a human rights issue.

一名簽證代理稱他在爆炸發生時距離現場約10米，他表示，爆炸源頭似乎是一個爆炸裝置，由一名男子引爆，該男子一直在試圖呼籲人們關注一個人權方面的問題。

Earlier in the day, a woman who had also been protesting was arrested after dousing herself in gasoline, the agent said. It was not clear whether the two incidents were related.

這名代理說，當天早些時候，一名也在一直進行抗議的女子在用汽油澆透自己後被捕。尚不清楚兩起事件是否相關。

Images shared on social media showed a large number of people looking toward the site of the explosion and gray smoke drifting over the street.

社交媒體上流傳的圖片顯示一大羣人看着發生爆炸的地點，灰色的煙霧從街上升起。

The street in front of the embassy, Tianze Road, which is also near the embassies of India and Israel, was closed for about an hour after the blast. Soon after the street reopened, a new line began to form outside the embassy compound.

大使館前的道路天澤路在爆炸後被封閉近一小時。這條道路離印度和以色列大使館也很近。道路重新開放之後不久，人們在使館建築外重新開始排隊。

The United States Embassy, in northeastern Beijing, is a well-protected compound. The facility opened in 2008 with a dedication ceremony attended by then-President George W. Bush. Security inside the visa area is strict, with no electronic devices or large bags allowed inside.

美國大使館位於北京東北部，安保嚴密。新的大樓於2008年揭幕，時任總統喬治·W·布什曾出席當時的開幕典禮。簽證處的安保十分嚴格，不允許攜帶電子設備或大包入內。

China has a longstanding system that allows people to petition the government over grievances. But many petitioners say they never receive justice, and are deterred by security officials and hired thugs who assault and detain them. Some, after years of fruitless petitioning, turn to violence.

中國有一套長期存在的體系，允許人們就不滿向政府上訪。但許多上訪者表示他們從未得到過正義，並且會受到安全官員阻撓，還會被僱來的打手襲擊和關押。其中一些上訪者會在多年無果後轉向暴力。

In 2013 a man who had been paralyzed from the waist down from a beating by security officials set off an explosive device in Beijing Capital International Airport, injuring only himself. Documents that circulated online revealed his long struggle to receive compensation. “Almost without hope, petition road endless,” he wrote.

2013年，一名因爲遭到安全官員毆打導致腰部以下癱瘓的男子在北京首都機場引爆爆炸裝置，這次爆炸僅傷到了他自己。網上流傳的文件披露了他長期以來爲了獲得賠償的掙扎。“幾乎沒有希望，上訪路漫漫，”他寫道。

A man who was reportedly angered by the lack of adequate redress for the demolition of his home set off three explosions outside government buildings in Jiangxi Province in 2011, killing himself and two others.

2011年，一名男子在江西省政府大樓外引爆了三個爆炸物，報道稱他因爲沒有獲得適當拆遷費而感到憤怒。