Car Bomb Attack In Russian Moscow, Russian Intelligence Member And Wife Injured

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JAKARTA - A car bomb attack injured a member of a Russian military intelligence agency in northern Moscow.

Russia's interior ministry said two people were injured in an explosion caused by an unknown device explosion and said a criminal case had been opened.

The explosion damaged the Toyota Land Cruiser shortly after officers and an unidentified woman entered the vehicle, according to Russian media showing footage of the explosion.

Kommersant, one of Russia's leading newspapers, reported the injured man served in the Directorate of General Staff of the Russian Federation Armed Forces (GRU).

Baza, which has sources in Russia's security services, also said the injured man was a GRU officer.

State news agency TASS said an officer and his wife were injured in the explosion. The man's leg was separated from the explosion, according to TASS.

Five other cars were damaged in the explosion, the agency said.