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Investigators work the scene where Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, was killed by an explosive

Video. Senior Russian general killed in Moscow car bombing

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A senior Russian military official was killed in Moscow when an explosive device detonated under his car.

A Russian general was killed Monday morning after an explosive device detonated beneath his car in Moscow, authorities said.

Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Trainin Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff, died from his injuries, according to Russia’s Investigative Committee.

The blast damaged several nearby parked vehicles, as forensic teams examined the damaged car and surrounding area.

The killing follows two similar attacks over the past year targeting senior Russian military officers near their residences.

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