MOSCOW, Aug 7: Two people were killed on Thursday in an explosion on a beach in the southern Russian resort city of Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Russian news media reported.

A woman and her male companion died after a bag she picked up on a beachside road exploded shortly after 10 am (0600 GMT), Interfax news agency reported, quoting unnamed witnesses.

The blast in the resort of Loo, 16 kilometres from central Sochi, injured 13 others as well, including an eight-year-old girl, the news agency reported, citing an unidentified police official.

“Other explosive devices have not been found. The investigation is considering several theories about of what happened,” Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for Russia’s Investigative Committee, told the news agency.

One victim’s leg was blown off by the blast, city administration emergency official Anatoly Scherbinin was quoted by Interfax as saying.—AFP