Two injured in explosion in central Kiev, police says

KIEV - 24 August 2017: Two people were injured by an explosion in the center of Kiev, Ukraine's capital, on Independence Day, police said on Thursday.

The blast occurred at 1406 (1106 GMT), police said in a statement, giving no more details.

The local television channel 112 showed a woman lying on the ground in the street near the building of the Ukrainian government.