At least two people were injured Saturday after a homemade bomb exploded in a market in the city of Beni, in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to Xinhua news agency.

The zone of the explosion is now blocked by the security forces and some elements in charge of mine clearance deployed to verify the situation and limit the damage in the market.

The security authorities on the spot called on the local residents to be vigilant, adding that additional details on the circumstances of the explosion of this bomb will be announced soon.

At least eight people were killed in the latest suicide bomb explosion in Beni on December 25, in the middle of Christmas celebration.