Explosion injures 2 in Ukraine

By Ali Cura

KIEV

At least two people were injured on Thursday in an explosion in Ukraine's capital Kiev, police said.

The blast hit Hrushevskoho Street in downtown Kiev at 2.06 p.m. local time (1106GMT), police added.

The cause for the explosion, which coincides with the 26th anniversary of Ukraine's Independence Day, has not been determined and an investigation is underway.