What we know about car blast in southern Moscow

Detailed summary

Sergey Zavorotny, former press secretary of ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov, was injured in the car explosion in southern Moscow, a law enforcement source told TASS

MOSCOW, November 13. /TASS/. A car exploded on Kirovogradskaya Street in southern Moscow, injuring one person, a law enforcement source told TASS.

Law enforcement officials identified the injured person as Sergey Zavorotny, former press secretary of ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov.

- A car blew up on Kirovogradskaya Street near building No. 5 in Moscow, a law enforcement source told TASS.

- Sergey Zavorotny, former press secretary of ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov, was injured in the car explosion in southern Moscow, a law enforcement source told TASS.

- Later, the press service of the Russian Investigative Committee confirmed to TASS that Zavorotny was the person injured.

- Azarov told TASS he was looking into the circumstances of the incident reportedly involving Zavorotny in Moscow.

- Investigators opened a criminal case on suspicion of attempted murder (Part 3 of Article 30, Part 2 of Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code), the press service of Russia’s Investigative Committee told TASS.

- An investigative team from the Main Investigative Directorate of Russia’s Investigative Committee for Moscow has been sent to the scene.

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