Explosion reported at Tokyo park, no injuries confirmed

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Police were informed of an explosion at a park in northern Tokyo on Friday, investigative sources said, though no injuries have been reported.

There was a call at around 5:15 p.m. that an object left behind by a man exploded at Shimizuzaka Park in Kita Ward, the sources said.

The park is in a residential area about 1 kilometer south of JR Akabane Station.