00:00Three lives lost in a sudden blast that shocked Moscow.
00:03Here is what happened.
00:05Late Tuesday night, two traffic police officers approached a suspicious man in southern Moscow.
00:10Seconds later, an explosive device was triggered.
00:13The blast killed both officers instantly.
00:16The person standing next to them also died.
00:18Russian investigators say the explosion happened as officers tried to make an arrest.
00:23The area was quickly sealed off by a heavy police presence.
00:26This attack happened on Yelitskaya Street in southern Moscow.
00:30It is dangerously close to where Fenil Sarvarov was killed just days earlier.
00:34Sarvarov died after a bomb planted under a car exploded on Monday.
00:38He was a senior general in Russia's military command.
00:41Investigators have now opened cases for attempted murder of law enforcement and illegal explosives trafficking.
00:47Since Russia launched its offensive against Ukraine in 2022, similar attacks have increased.
00:53Several Russian generals and officials have died in bombings.
00:56Ukraine has sometimes claimed responsibility.
00:59Tensions are rising, and Moscow is once again on edge.
01:02Tensions are rising, and Tagen are unusual.
01:03l trabaj wavelengths to the road of light ofixon to the city with wykor
01:17km2, 3 pines.
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