A suspected car bomb has exploded in Londonderry.

A photograph was tweeted from a Police Service of Northern Ireland Twitter account showing what appears to be a vehicle ablaze.

The tweet from the PSNI’s Derry City and Strabane District account also warns members of the public that Bishop Street is currently closed and to stay away, adding “suspected car bomb”.

PSNI officers sealed off the area following the explosion Credit: Steven McAuley/PA

The incident appears to have taken place close to a courthouse.