Dozens injured in Kosovo blast

A huge explosion ripped through the centre of Kosovo’s capital Pristina late today, injuring more than 20 people, seven seriously, local hospital officials and police said.

Witnesses at the scene and local television stations said the explosion was caused by a car bomb, but the police said they did not yet know what caused it. Zeke Zekaj, a doctor on duty in the local hospital, said that seven of more than 20 people injured in the blast suffered serious injuries.