Two people die after explosion in southern England

Two people have died after an ​explosion at a house in ‌the southern English city of Bristol, with authorities treating ​the cause of ​the incident as suspicious, local ⁠police said on Sunday.

Police, ​who have declared it a ​major incident, said they were not treating it as a ​suspected terrorist incident.

Officers are ​also carrying out enquiries at a ‌property ⁠in Bristol linked to the explosion, they added.

They said enquiries were at ​an early ​stage, ⁠but that at this point authorities were ​not looking for ​anyone ⁠else in connection with the explosion.

Police added that ⁠there ​was not believed ​to be any significant damage to ​other properties.

- Reuters