ISTANBUL

A blast at a restaurant in northwest China's Gansu province injured two on Monday, according to the state-run daily Global Times, the third such blast in less than a week.

A pressure cooker exploded at a restaurant in Jinta county of the city of Jiuquan, and the powerful blast damaged nearby vehicles and buildings.

Local emergency services started rescue operations at the site and shifted the injured to a hospital.

On June 21, a gas explosion at a barbecue joint killed 31 in northwestern Ningxia region, while an explosion due to a gas leak in the central city of Zhengzhou caused a house to collapse two days later.