“A high-voltage electric cable fell on several houses in the Matadi-Kibala district and in the market, several people died on the spot.”
At least two people were reportedly killed in the attack that took place as President Umaro Sissoco Embaló was chairing a cabinet meeting Tuesday afternoon.
Bookies favourite Senegal are expected to come out tops in this gritty West African derby.
The police said a suspect has been arrested and is undergoing interrogation to shed more light on the explosion.
The coup in Burkina Faso is the fourth in the West African region in 18 months.
Dango Ouattara, who was sent off in the closing stages, scored on the stroke of halftime to give his side the victory.
Whichever of Egypt or Morocco that wins on Sunday will play Cameroon in the semi-finals.
The “thrilling North African derby” will see the Pharaohs and Atlas Lions locking horns for a place in the semi-finals.
Mali’s junta has told France to stop interfering in the affairs of its former colony and to keep its “colonial reflexes” to itself.
The world body is calling for the release of ousted President Roch Marc Kaboré and other officials detained by the military.
