Basra: Iraq, an explosion shook the center of South Basra City Iraq on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring two other people, according to local officials.
Not immediately clear what caused the explosion, which sent the black smoke column to the sky.
Report on local news initially reported a car bomb, but Governor Basra, Asaad Al-Idani, told reporters about the scene that motorbikes had exploded.
Not immediately clear whether a bomb has been cheated with a motorcycle or if it is a suicide bombing.
The governor said two people were killed and two injured, according to the initial number.
He said two cars burned from the explosion.
The explosion rarely occurred in Basra in recent years, especially since the defeat of the Sunni Militant Islamic State group in 2017.
Basra rich in oil is mostly Shia.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion.
There are no direct comments from Iraqi officials in Baghdad.