Firefighters rescuers inspect the scene after a suspected gas explosion in a central neighborhood in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka which has killed seven people and injured some 50 others on June 27, 2021. (MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP)

DHAKA - At least seven people were killed and more than 50 people were injured in an explosion in the Bangladeshi capital late on Sunday, police said.

Seven other nearby buildings and three buses were damaged in the explosion, said Shafiqul Islam, Dhaka city police commissioner

The cause of the blast, which occurred on the ground floor of a three-story building on a busy street in Dhaka's Moghbazar area, was not immediately known.

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"We have information so far that seven people died in the incident and 50 others have been admitted to hospitals," Shafiqul Islam, Dhaka city police commissioner, told reporters after visiting the scene.

Seven other nearby buildings and three buses were damaged in the explosion, he said.

This AFP graphic dated March 28, 2019 shows the map of Bangladesh locating Dhaka.

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Television footage showed mangled pillars, broken concrete and glass shards strewn across the street.