According to BBC, several blasts have been reported by PRC state media in Kucha (库车), China, I’ve taken a preliminary look on the Xinhua website and have been unable to find the the Mandarin language report yet. I’ll update should I do so. There are also reports of gunshots after the blast, but so far no reported casualties. This reports come barely over a day after the Olympics were opened in Beijing.
Update 7:01AM Beijing Time: Caijing Network writes in this Mandarin language report that a reporter in Kuche has confirmed with the local military garrison that the explosions indeed did happen and are not mere rumors as was the case with the phantom Urumqi bus bombings back in March. According to this report, the incidents occured from around 3 AM to 4 AM on Sunday. Witnesses say the explosions occured in the city center, and the blasts were followed by bright flashes and intermittent sounds of gunfire.
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