JAKARTA -- Twin explosions at a bus terminal in eastern Jakarta on Wednesday night appear to be a suicide bombing, local police said, with the incident resulting in multiple casualties.

"Explosions near [Kampung Melayu] terminal are likely a suicide bombing," an official Twitter account of the Jakarta Police said shortly after the incident around 9:15 p.m. local time.

Local media reported carnage with body parts scattered about, while footage on local TV stations showed smoke billowing near where dozens of motorbikes and public minivans were parked.

Two police officers reportedly were rushed to a hospital with injuries.

Police have yet to confirm specifics regarding casualties, but East Jakarta Police chief Senior Cmdr. Andry Wibowo said there were at least three victims.

"It looks like they're dead," Wibowo told news portal kompas.com.

The attack came only a few days before the start of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.

The Indonesian capital, which has a population of around 10 million and is the center of economic activity, has been hit by several high-profile terror attacks in the past. In January 2016, a terror attack killed eight people in the heart of a business district in Jakarta.