Explosion at Shanghai’s main international airport injures 4

An explosion in the check-in area of Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport injured at least 4 people Sunday, according to the police and airport authorities, who said the blast was set off by a man carrying a homemade explosive. The airport is one of China’s busiest, and travellers described fearful moments in the early afternoon when sharp cracking sounds reverberated through the Terminal 2 departure area and plumes of smoke rose to the ceiling. Police quickly cordoned off the vicinity of the explosion, but the airport remained open, suggesting that officials were confident the episode was not part of a wider attack. By late Sunday afternoon, the airport was calm. Twelve of the next 18 flights scheduled to land were listed as delayed for as long as 4 hours. <br/>