Xinjiang railway station reopens after blast

People wait at an entrance to the south railway station of Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, after an explosion on April 30. People in the square in front of the station and nearby were evacuated immediately after the blast, and police cordoned off all entrances to the square of the station. [Photo by Gao Bo/China Daily]

URUMQI - The south railway station of Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang region, has reopened after a blast occurred at its exit on Wednesday evening.

At around 9 p.m., passengers were seen re-entering the station with the guidance of armed police, according to Xinhua reporters.

The explosion happened around 7 p.m. at the exit of the Urumqi south railway station. The blast was centered around some luggage left on the ground between the station exit and a public bus stop.