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Bomb kills senior Russian general in Moscow

by VOA News

   Russian officials said a bomb exploded Tuesday on a Moscow street,
   killing two people, including the commander of Russia's Nuclear,
   Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces.

   The blast happened as Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his deputy
   were leaving an apartment building in southeastern Moscow, according to
   Russia's investigative committee.

   Authorities said the bomb was hidden in an electric scooter parked near
   the building's entrance.

   Video from the blast site showed a charred façade, crumpled bricks and
   broken windows.

   The bombing came a day after Ukrainian prosecutors charged Kirillov in
   connection with the use of chemical weapons by Russian forces in their
   nearly three-year-old war in Ukraine.

   In October, Britain also sanctioned Kirillov for helping deploy what it
   called "barbaric" chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces.

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   Agence France-Presse and Reuters.

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