A man has blown himself up near the US embassy in Tunis, according to local media. Tunisian Radios reported that the man was a militant but did not provide any further details.

Initial reports stated that “an explosion has just taken place next to the American embassy in Tunis, at a check point.”

Dramatic pictures from the scene show a cordoned off area, with what looks like debris from an explosion around it. Footage apparently filmed outside the embassy also shows a large police presence in the area, with six armed officers patrolling the area.