A loud bang has been heard inside the Terminal Two building of Pudong Airport, Shanghai. It was suspected to be an explosion and one person was wounded. Investigation is underway.

A loud bang has been heard inside the Terminal Two building of Pudong Airport, Shanghai. It was suspected to be an explosion and one person was wounded. Investigation is underway.

A loud bang has been heard inside the Terminal Two building of Pudong Airport, Shanghai. It was suspected to be an explosion and one person was wounded. Investigation is underway.

At least three people were injured, two of them seriously, when a blast, reported to be caused by a homemade explosive, went off inside Terminal 2 at the Pudong International Airport at around 2:20pm today.

The blast happened at the C check-in counter, authorities said. Police have cordoned off the area.

Witnesses said an object, which looked like a firecracker, exploded in the hand of a male passenger as he queued up in front of the check-in counter. He was among the injured and was seen lying on the ground after the explosion.