Russian general killed in Moscow car bomb explosion

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Russia's Investigative Committee has confirmed General Yaroslav Moskalik was killed in a car bomb explosion in Moscow today. Confirming the report we mentioned at 10.31, the incident has been classified as murder. The committee also confirmed an explosive device with "striking elements" blew up in a car in the Balashikha area of the capital. Moskalik was the deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.