One killed in Finland car blast

One person has been killed and another injured after a car exploded in central Helsinki.

The explosion shattering the windows of the nearby Hotel Helka.

It is not clear whether the car was parked or moving at the time of the explosion.

Police declined to identify the victims.

Police did not say whether they suspected a bomb, or if the blast was caused by another vehicle crashing into the back of the car.

"It was terrible," said Marie-Loiuse Stuenkel, a tourist from Hannover, Germany, who was staying at the hotel.

"We heard the explosion and a few seconds later the alarm went off," she said.