Explosion in southern Moscow kills 3-Xinhua

Explosion in southern Moscow kills 3

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2025-12-24 15:04:45

Police are seen at the explosion site in southern Moscow, Russia, Dec. 24, 2025. An explosion in southern Moscow killed three people, including two traffic police officers, on Wednesday, the Russian Investigative Committee reported. (Xinhua/Hao Jianwei)

Moscow, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- An explosion in southern Moscow killed three people, including two traffic police officers, on Wednesday, the Russian Investigative Committee reported.

On the night of Dec. 23-24, the two officers approached a suspicious person near a police car on Yeletskaya Street in Moscow, before an explosive device was detonated, the committee said in a statement.

As a result of their injuries, the two police officers, as well as the person standing next to them, died, according to the statement, citing investigators.

Police are seen at the explosion site in southern Moscow, Russia, Dec. 24, 2025. An explosion in southern Moscow killed three people, including two traffic police officers, on Wednesday, the Russian Investigative Committee reported. (Xinhua/Hao Jianwei)

Police are seen at the explosion site in southern Moscow, Russia, Dec. 24, 2025. An explosion in southern Moscow killed three people, including two traffic police officers, on Wednesday, the Russian Investigative Committee reported. (Xinhua/Hao Jianwei)

Police are seen at the explosion site in southern Moscow, Russia, Dec. 24, 2025. An explosion in southern Moscow killed three people, including two traffic police officers, on Wednesday, the Russian Investigative Committee reported. (Xinhua/Hao Jianwei)

Police are seen at the explosion site in southern Moscow, Russia, Dec. 24, 2025. An explosion in southern Moscow killed three people, including two traffic police officers, on Wednesday, the Russian Investigative Committee reported. (Xinhua/Hao Jianwei)