A woman has blown herself up in protest over the demolition of her house in southern China, killing two people, Chinese state media say.
At least 14 people were injured in the blast at a local government office in Yunnan province. The woman also died.The woman had been negotiating compensation for the loss of her home, eyewitnesses said.
This incident is a reminder of the tensions in China over the country's rapid development, correspondents say.
"We have opened an investigation. I can't tell you anything, but three people were killed and 14 were injured," a local official told the AFP news agency.
The official added that four of those people were badly injured and were being transferred to hospital.
Local governments often demolish houses - or confiscate land - but offer little or no compensation to those affected, the BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing reports.
Last year, China passed a law that politicians said would improve citizens' rights and make it harder for the authorities to carry out forced evictions.
While rare, attacks like on Thursday are not unheard of in China, our correspondent says.
Earlier this year, five people were killed in a suicide bomb attack in an
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