A bomb has exploded outside a cricket stadium in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, police say.
Five people - four policemen and a security officer - were injured.The blast happened shortly before the start of an Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match. Police say the device was hidden in the perimeter wall.
The match was scheduled to begin at 1600 (1030 GMT) with about 40,000 people in the stadium. It has now got under way.
The Chinnaswamy Stadium is staging a match between the Bangalore Royal Challengers and the Mumbai Indians.
The team's captains were walking out on to the pitch to toss the coin to decide who would bat first when the explosion happened.
Police commissioner Shankar Bidari told a news conference that the bomb was a "low-intensity" explosive.
"It appears some sort of explosive material was hidden in the wall, some distance away from the stands.
"Four policemen have suffered minor injuries and a security guard has been seriously injured," he said.
Mr Bidari said that a section of the perimeter wall had also been damaged and that forensic experts had been called in to investigate.
The game started after security staff carried out an inspection of the grounds.
Police commissioner Shankar Bidari told a news conference that the bomb was a "low-intensity" explosive.
"It appears some sort of explosive material was hidden in the wall, some distance away from the stands.
"Four policemen have suffered minor injuries and a security guard has been seriously injured," he said.
Mr Bidari said that a section of the perimeter wall had also been damaged and that forensic experts had been called in to investigate.
The game started after security staff carried out an inspection of the grounds.
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