Metropolis Changchun : dead and injured in explosions in Chinese shopping centre

In the case of several explosions in a shopping Plaza in the city of Changchun in northeast China, there has been at least one dead and an unknown number of injured. The city government spoke of a "crime", without mentioning Details. The explosions occurred on Friday afternoon, local time, at several Points in the "Wanda Plaza" referred to a complex of buildings.

"We heard a loud Bang," said a young woman who was eating with two Friends in a Restaurant, the German press Agency. "After a minute or two, all the lights went out suddenly, and the Alarm went on." So they had started walking. "Then we heard a Bang after another, a variety of explosions in succession, so loud, with smoke," said the 24-Year-old.

"the three of us had so much fear, and are as crazy a mile run." While they escaped to the street, gave it even more explosions. "But we have not dared to look around us," said the woman. You saw someone whose jacket had been ripped to shreds. "His face was black."

The people's hospital of Jilin province, confirmed to the dpa that a number of injured are brought in the hospital. The exact number of the victims could not call them: "We are so busy, we can't tell you the Details," said the woman in the emergency room.

The city government confirmed an Explosion in the 30. Floor of the "Wanda Plaza", where there had been the dead. Later, a spokesman reported: in addition, an Explosion in a car in a car Park in the basement. It got burned. Videos from eye witnesses on Twitter, several explosions and heavy white smoke were seen also at the level of the street or first floor. People ran away in panic to the safety of.

The great Plazas of the Chinese real estate developer Wanda can be found in many metropolises of China, and usually have rooms of several floors with shopping malls, Restaurants, cinemas and office or Apartments. (dpa)