One dead, MP injured in Kiev explosion

One man is dead and a Ukrainian MP is dead after an explosion in Kiev.

A policeman examines a crime scene after an explosion in Kiev

One man is dead and a Ukrainian MP has been wounded after an explosion in Kiev. (AAP)

An explosion in Kiev has killed one man and wounded three others including Ukrainian MP Ihor Mosiychuk, an Interior Ministry official said in a post on Facebook.

Ministry adviser Zoryan Shkiryak says investigators are at the scene of the incident, where it appeared a motorcycle had been blown up near the entrance to a TV station.

"Altogether four people were wounded in the explosion. Unfortunately, one could not be saved. He died on the way to the hospital from the wounds he received. This man is around 30 years old and his identity is being confirmed," he said.

Mosiychuk, a member of the opposition, nationalist Radical party, did not suffer life-threatening injuries, his press service said.

Kiev police spokeswoman Oksana Blyshchyk said authorities had received information about a car explosion in the Solomensky district of Kiev. There was no immediate word from police on possible suspects or a motive for the attack.


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