(Photo for illustrative purposes only) (Photo for illustrative purposes only)

A Bahraini restaurant based in Manama has been damaged in a blast caused by a gas leakage. 

Arabian Business reports that the Bahrain's Ministry of Interior posted the incident on its Twitter account, the UAE's state news agency WAM reported.

According to the Bahrain News Agency, no injuries were reported, however several shops and cars were damaged at the site.

The ministry said necessary steps are being taken to investigate the incident. No further details were given.

Local newspaper Gulf News reported that the explosion occurred in a back alley of the old souq where several small restaurants operated by foreigners serve Bangladeshi and Indian food.

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