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ARCHIVE - The Russian Ministry of Defense. Photo: Uncredited/AP/dpa
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A high-ranking Russian officer was seriously injured in a bomb attack in the north of Moscow this morning. A car bomb exploded when the man got into the car, according to the authorities. Two people were injured, the Investigative Committee announced. The media reported that the officer's legs were torn off in the explosion; his wife was also injured.
Investigators were deployed to the parking lot in a residential area to clarify the background to the attack. A Ukrainian lead was also being investigated, it was reported.
In the course of Moscow's war of aggression against Ukraine, there have been repeated bomb attacks on Russian territory, including in the capital. Investigators always hold Ukrainian secret services responsible.
Videos from surveillance cameras showing an explosion of the parked vehicle circulated on social networks. The footage showed the destroyed car and other damaged vehicles. The injured were taken to hospital in an emergency vehicle.
The Russian Ministry of Defense employee is said to be a military intelligence officer, reported the Kommersant newspaper. He is said to have been responsible for satellite communications in the military and was also deployed in the war against Ukraine. There was initially no official information on this.
24.07.2024, 09:57
