Explosion outside Moscow railway station kills two, police say


Feb 24 (Reuters) - ⁠An explosion outside ⁠a Moscow railway ‌station killed two people early on Tuesday, including a ​police officer and ⁠a suspect ⁠believed to have planted ⁠an ‌explosive device, Russian news ⁠agencies quoted police as saying.

Police, ​quoted ‌by agencies, said investigators ⁠reviewed ​video footage showing a suspect approached ⁠a police car outside ​the Savyolovsky station in central Moscow and ⁠placed a device there.

Two other police officers were injured in the ​explosion. ⁠Police provided no explanation ​or motivation ‌for the incident.

(Reporting ​by Reuters; Editing by Chris Reese)

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