A MAN set off homemade explosives at Terminal 2 in Pudong International Airport in Shanghai and then attempted to commit suicide, police said yesterday.

    The man, who is not identified and in his 30s, is now in a critical condition. The blast also injured four other passengers.

    According to police, the explosives were inside a beer bottle. The man took out the bottle from his backpack, ignited the lead and threw it near the Thai Airways check-in counter at 2:26 p.m.

    The bottle exploded and its flying fragments injured other passengers at the check-in counter at the airport.

    The injured included a 53-year-old man from the Philippines, and two Chinese nationals — a 67-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman. They sustained injuries to their heads, hands, legs and buttocks, the hospital said.

    After the blast, the man took out a knife from the backpack and slashed his own throat, police said.

    He was rushed to the Pudong New Area People’s Hospital at about 3 p.m. The hospital said the vein in his neck was cut. Doctors at the hospital carried out emergency surgery. He will remain in the intensive care unit, the hospital said.

    Authorities have raised the security level at the Pudong airport. Passengers and their luggage will be screened and inspected before they enter the terminal buildings.

    A surveillance video camera at T2 showed travelers waiting in line to check in when a blast went off causing panic in the area.(SD-Agencies)