At least two people were injured late Saturday in an explosion in central Budapest, Hungary.
This is the site of the blast, couple of people are on the floor.People are taking care of the injured. Can't see more#Budapest #explosion pic.twitter.com/RuCTZinNN3
— Jkv (@climbingjonny) September 24, 2016
Video captured pedestrians running down the street after the explosion.
the explosion.It was loud & police secured the https://t.co/3qmhjGxtsM everywhere, saw a few body at the bomb site #Budapest #explosion pic.twitter.com/mHfc2jTuVC
— Jkv (@climbingjonny) September 24, 2016
BREAKING: UNCONFIRMED photos at the scene of the #Budapest explosion show police circling nails found near the blast. pic.twitter.com/kpuCNaGEr6
— The News Center (@The_News_center) September 25, 2016
Mirror.com reported:
A huge explosion has rocked the centre of the Hungarian capital Budapest sparking fears of a terror attack.
At least two people are believed to have been injured with a large police presence at the city’s Oktogon intersection.
Reports say the blast may have been caused by a gas leak, but this has not officially been confirmed.
Footage from the scene shows a queue of police cars rushing down the street with terrified people running in the other direction.
Cops have cordoned off a large area around a shop at the corner of Kiraly Utca (King Street) and buildings have been evacuated.
UPDATE: It was a gas blast.
UPDATE: NOT A GAS LEAK — It was terrorist attack.
Express.co reported:
Police are investigating possible links to terrorism after the bomb detonated in central Budapest days before a crucial vote on the country’s migration policy.
Witnesses described seeing an attacker waiting in a doorway before throwing the explosive device packed with nails at two officers as they passed by the buidling.
Karoly Papp, Chief Inspector of the Hungarian Police, said: “It was a home-made bomb. Someone wanted to murder our officers.”
Police are searching for a man, thought to be aged 20 to 25 years old,who was wearing a white fishing hat at the time of the incident.
Officers say it is unclear if the suspect is still in Hungary or if he has fled the country.