First Pics: Explosion at Chinnaswamy stadium before IPL match

There have been two low-intensity explosions outside gate no 12 of Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore, minutes before an IPL match was to begin.

Eight people have been injured, including some policemen.

An IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians was scheduled to be played at the stadium today. The match was to begin at 4 pm and the stadium was packed about 40,000 people. There is huge security at the stadium.

The toss, which was to have taken place at 3:30 pm, has been delayed. The players were asked to go back to the dressing room for 10 minutes, but they are back on the ground warming up now. (AFP Photo)

Early reports say they could have been caused by crude bombs. (AFP Photo)

Eight people have been injured, mostly policemen and security personnel. (PTI Photo)

Police are carrying out extensive searches outside the stadium and there are huge jams. (PTI Photo)

An outside wall of the stadium has been damaged. (AFP Photo)

An IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians was scheduled to be played at the stadium. (AFP Photo)

The match was to begin at 4 pm and the about 40,000 people in the stadium. There is huge security at the stadium. (AFP Photo)

The toss, which was to have taken place at 3:30 pm, has been delayed. The players are back in the dressing room. (AFP Photo)

But an official said the match would be played. The Ministry of Home Affairs has said it is too early to know the nature of the blast, but early information suggested it could have been a crude bomb. (AFP Photo)

The the local police said it was not an accidental blast.It was not a generator blast, the Bangalore Police Commissioner said.

The Police Commissioner said the explosive material had probably been placed between a poster and a wall.