Explosion Kills Two in Moscow

Two police officers have been killed in an overnight explosion in Moscow when they tried to stop a suspicious person. 

According to AFP, the Russian Investigative Committee made this known in a statement on Wednesday.

“An explosive device was triggered” as the officers approached the suspect, who was near their service vehicle, said the statement by the committee, which probes major crimes.

An earlier statement on Telegram said investigators were inspecting the scene and carrying out forensic analysis, including medical and explosive examinations.

The explosion took place near where Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was killed on Monday by an explosive device that had been placed under his parked car.

Sarvarov had been the head of the Russian General Staff’s training department.

Since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022, Kyiv has been blamed for several attacks targeting Russian military officials and pro-Kremlin figures both in Russia and in occupied parts of Ukraine.

Kyiv has claimed responsibility for some of the attacks but has not commented on Monday’s incident.