Blast at Chinese embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

A car has exploded after ramming the gates of the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, with at least one person killed, reports say.

Kyrgyz security officials quoted by the local AKIpress news agency described the blast as a terrorist attack.

The news agency also quoted the chief of security at the Chinese embassy as saying that no staff there had been injured.

Social media footage showed smoke billowing above the building.

Other images showed broken glass and concrete.

Local reports said that the person killed was the driver of the car.

The vehicle reportedly smashed through the gates and exploded in the centre of the compound, close to the ambassador's residence.

There are also reports that three people were injured.

Employees from the Chinese and nearby American embassy were evacuated.

Kyrgyz security officials are at the scene conducting an investigation.