Blast hits railway station in China’s Xinjiang

An explosion on Wednesday rocked a railway station in Urumqi, capital of China’s Xinjiang province.

Details about the blast and casualties are unclear, Xinhua reported, citing officials.

Ambulances and police cars have rushed to the scene.

The blast came days after the first visit of President Xi Jinping to Xinjiang, which in recent years witnessed a spurt in attacks by militants as province experienced ethnic tensions between native Uygur Muslims and Han Chinese settlers from other provinces.