More than 40 people have been injured after an explosion outside a restaurant in central Kosovo, police say.
The incident happened in the city of Ferizaj, destroying the front entrance of a Steak House restaurant.
Police have said the explosion may have been caused by a damaged gas tank at the restaurant, but have launched an investigation.
The head of the local police, Emin Beqiri, said that 42 people, including children, were injured.
"All the injured are receiving the necessary care," Beqiri told reporters, adding that he hoped there would be no deaths.
The commander of the police station in Ferizaj, Qazim Reka, said that seven of the injured are in serious condition, according to World Today Albania. The others are said to be receiving medical treatment at an emergency clinic.
The mayor of Ferizaj, Agim Aliu, has stated that the explosion was so violent that passers-by were among the injured, along with customers in the restaurant.
"Horrible scenes from this afternoon's powerful explosion in one of the restaurants in the Village complex in Ferizaj," Aliu said in a post on Facebook.
"Municipal emergency teams, such as firefighters, emergency medical teams, police and other competitors arrived at the scene immediately."
The mayor also expressed his thanks to the emergency services and medical staff who were treating the injured in hospitals.
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