KAMPALA, Uganda - At least two people were reportedly killed early Tuesday in Uganda's capital city when two explosions occurred within 30 minutes of each other.

According to CNN, both bombs exploded in Kampala, one around 10 a.m. (local time) very close to the Ugandan parliament, which was shortly thereafter evacuated, and the other near the central police station.

The cause of the explosions was not immediately clear and no group has claimed responsibility.

A spokesperson at the Uganda Red Cross, said the organization would release information about the blasts later.

Ugandan state minister Kabbyanga Godfrey Baluku Kiime confirmed the explosion on Twitter, posting, "There has been a bomb blast at the headquarters of [the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology and National Guidance]. All of us are safe. A few colleagues were hurt by flying window glasses and debris."

There has been a bomb blast at the headquarters of @MoICT_Ug . All of us are safe. Afew colleagues were hurt by flying window glasses and debris.

Detailed information will be communicated later on!
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— Hon. Kabbyanga Godfrey Baluku Kiime (@KabbyangaB) November 16, 2021

Images on social media showed several people lying on the streets near the entrance of Central Police Station and Kampala's High Court.

Bomb squad operatives have started arriving and ambulances to evacuate some people that could have been injured by the explosion - @alimivule, NTV reporter. #NTVNews

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— NTV UGANDA (@ntvuganda) November 16, 2021

Local news outlets are reporting that at least two deaths have been tied to the blasts, and the health ministry says at least 24 people are being treated in an area hospital.

Tuesday's explosions were preceded by an October blast in Kampala killed at least one person and injured several others. That bomb, packed with shrapnel, killed a 20-year-old waitress at a restaurant.

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for that blast.