MOSCOW (AP) — An unidentified assailant detonated an explosive device near a patrol car in Moscow early Tuesday, killing himself and a police officer and wounding two other officers, officials said.
The attack took place minutes after midnight near the Savelovsky train station in the center of the Russian capital, according to a branch of the Moscow Interior Ministry.
It is said that the attacker approached a traffic police vehicle and detonated an explosive device, causing one policeman to die on the spot and two others to be injured and are currently hospitalized.
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Russia’s Investigative Committee said it had launched an investigation into the attack. It did not name the attacker or provide information about his possible motive or any further details.
The attack came on the fourth anniversary of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send troops to Ukraine.
