Kabul: At least two people were injured in a car explosion in Kabul's second district on Saturday, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said.

"At around 6 o'clock, today evening, a magnetic bomb attached to the back of a Hilix car exploded near the Pashtunistan road of the second district of Kabul city, resulting [in] injuries to two civilians," Zadran said.

The explosion took place in the city's central district where the presidential palace and a number of government buildings are located.

A security forces team had come to the scene shortly after the blast and started investigating the incident, according to the spokesman.

(With UNI/Sputnik inputs)