At least one person was killed and three others injured in a car bomb attack near the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan's Bishkek on Tuesday, the healthcare ministry said. A suicide bomber, who was driving the car, rammed it into the emergency gates of the embassy, killing himself and injuring another three other people â€” two 17-year-old boys who worked as gardeners at the embassy and a woman.

"As a result of the explosion, only the suicide bomber terrorist died. Security guards were injured," Kyrgyzstan's Deputy Prime Minister Jenish Razakov told reporters.

The boys suffered shrapnel injuries and were shifted to a hospital while the woman was sent to a hospital before the ambulance arrived at the spot.

The car rammed into the gate before exploding in the centre of the compound, close to the ambassador's residence, a source at the Bishkek police was quoted by AFP as saying. Local residents said that the blast had broken their windows and caused their houses to shake.

The Kyrgyzstan emergency service said that all employees from the Chinese and the nearby American embassy were evacuated. Security officials are conducting an investigation.