Lt. General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s nuclear and chemical forces, was killed in a bomb blast in Moscow early Tuesday. The explosive device, hidden inside a parked scooter, detonated remotely and had the equivalent power of around 300g of TNT. Russia's Investigative Committee is investigating the circumstances surrounding the crime.
The head of Russia ’s nuclear and chemical forces was killed by a bomb blast in Moscow early Tuesday, officials said.
State television footage from the scene showed shattered windows and scorched and blackened brickwork. “Investigators, forensic experts and operational services are working at the scene,” the committee’s spokesperson, Svetlana Petrenko, said in a statement seen by AP.
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