OAKLAND, Calif. -- A man died when a pipe bomb exploded inside a health clinic in Oakland this evening in an incident that investigators are calling an apparent suicide, according to police and sheriff's deputies.
The explosion was reported at 6:26 p.m. at 1030 International Blvd.
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The San Antonio Neighborhood Health Center is listed at that address.
Witnesses said a man in a wheelchair entered the clinic with what appeared to be a pipe bomb and detonated it, taking his own life, according to police.
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The man was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries have been reported.
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office's bomb-squad was called to the scene, according to Sgt. Ray Kelly. Deputies conducted a search for secondary explosive devices out of an abundance of caution.
Oakland police investigate after a man died when a pipe bomb he was holding exploded at an Oakland health clinic on Oct. 18, 2016. (KGO-TV)