2 wounded in Moscow car bombing, amid conflicting reports a military official involved
- Investigators are probing the incident amid conflicting reports that a Russian military official and his wife were involved
Two people were wounded in a Moscow car bombing on Wednesday, with investigators probing the incident amid conflicting reports over whether a Russian military official and his wife were involved.
Officials said an unidentified explosive device tore apart a car in a residential courtyard in the north of the capital.
“Two people were wounded. The victims were taken to a medical facility by ambulance,” interior ministry spokeswoman Irina Volk added in a post on Telegram, without providing further details.
Citing unnamed sources in law enforcement, the state-run TASS news agency and several other outlets initially reported that a Russian military official named Andrei Torgashov – identified as a “serviceman and participant in the special military operation” in Ukraine – and his wife were hit.
But hours later that version was brought into question when several state outlets and Telegram channels reported they had spoken to Torgashov and his wife, who were unaffected.
“It’s a complete fake. This explosion has nothing to do with me,” RIA Novosti cited Torgashov as saying.