"Two traffic police officers and a third person have been killed in a car explosion in Moscow, Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said early on Wednesday. Authorities said earlier the blast occurred near where a senior Russian general, Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, was killed this week. Images broadcast on Russian television showed an area cordoned off and a large police presence. Witnesses were quoted as describing an explosion that occurred at about 1.30am local time."
"Sarvarov was killed this week when a bomb exploded under his car in southern Moscow, according to Russian investigators, who described it as a likely assassination carried out by Ukrainian intelligence services. Sarvarov's car exploded while driving along Yaseneva Street at about 7am on Monday. Russian officials and prominent pro-war voices have called for swift retribution for the attack the third bombing in Moscow in the past year to claim the life of a senior Russian officer linked to the invasion of Ukraine."
A car explosion in Moscow killed two traffic police officers and a third person early on Wednesday, according to the Investigative Committee. Authorities said the blast occurred near the site where Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov was killed earlier this week. Television images showed a cordoned-off area and a large police presence. Witnesses described the explosion at about 1.30am local time. Investigators say Sarvarov died when a bomb exploded under his car in southern Moscow and described that killing as a likely assassination attributed to Ukrainian intelligence services. Russian officials and pro-war figures called for swift retribution. This marks the third bombing in Moscow in the past year to claim the life of a senior officer linked to the invasion of Ukraine.
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