One killed, several injured as explosion rocks police building in Odesa region

An explosion rocked a police building in the Odesa region on Sunday, killing a woman and injuring several others.

The Odesa Regional Police Communications Department reported the incident on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

"Law enforcement officers in the Odesa region are working at the scene of an explosion in a police building. As a result of the incident, a woman was killed, and there are injured individuals," the statement reads.

Police said that officers and Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) personnel are investigating the circumstances of the explosion. Further details will be released later.