MOSCOW, Russia -- A car has exploded outside a McDonald's fast food restaurant in Moscow, police have confirmed.

Russian NTV reported one person died in the blast but police would only confirm to Reuters three people were injured.

ITAR-Tass news agency, citing police sources, said that the victims were located inside the restaurant's first and second floors and on the street near the car at the time of the explosion.

The Interfax news agency said that a five-year-old child was among the casualties