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Quantico star Priyanka Chopra 'resting' after injury on set

Quantico star Priyanka Chopra is "home resting comfortably" after being injured on the set of the action-thriller series Thursday night, according to ABC.

Network cites 'minor incident' on New York set, actress briefly hospitalized

Priyanka Chopra, seen arriving at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, is at home resting after her release from hospital for an on-set incident on her show Quantico. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/Associated Press)

Quantico star Priyanka Chopra is "home resting comfortably" after being injured on the set of the action-thriller series Thursday night, according to ABC.

The network released no details on the injury, which it termed "a minor incident" during filming of the New York-based show.

Chopra was examined by a doctor and released from the hospital, ABC said. 

There was no word on how long she will be sidelined from production, which continued filming on Friday and will not be shut down, according to industry publication Variety.

On Quantico, now in its second season, Chopra plays Alex Parrish, a former FBI agent pulled into a deadly conspiracy involving the CIA.

Chopra won favourite actress in a new TV series at the People's Choice Awards in January 2016. (Danny Moloshok/Reuters)