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Senior Russian nuclear protection general killed in scooter bomb blast

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Senior Russian nuclear protection general killed in scooter bomb blast

The explosion occurred on Tuesday outside an apartment building on Ryazansky Prospekt, situated approximately 7 kilometers from the Kremlin, killing Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops, and his assistant.

Senior Russian nuclear protection general killed in scooter bomb blast

Images circulated on Russian Telegram channels depicted a shattered building entrance, debris, and two bodies lying in blood-stained snow. In response, authorities have initiated a criminal case to probe the attack targeting prominent officials.

source: tehrantimes.com