Two people were injured following the explosion of a bomb planted in a car in Moscow, the Russian Interior Ministry said, with the press admitting that the attack may have targeted a high-ranking military officer.
"In a parking lot in the north of the capital (Moscow) there was an explosion of an unidentified device that was placed in a car. Two people were injured," said Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irina Volk.
The injured "were transported to the hospital," she added.
Volk also said that the police are investigating the "circumstances of what happened" so that those responsible for the crime can be identified and detained.
The Moscow Prosecutor's Office indicated that those responsible could be accused "of an attempt on life and public safety".
According to news from the Interfax agency, "the injured are a couple [husband and wife]" and the owner of the vehicle "is a colonel who works in the Russian General Staff."
The identity of the injured has not yet been released.
"The explosive device with a power equivalent to 500 grams of TNT was placed under the driver's seat of the vehicle", highlighted the source cited by Interfax.
The same source said that all possibilities are being investigated, including the "possible" involvement of Ukraine's secret services.
According to the TASS agency, which cites witnesses, the driver was injured in the legs and sat on the ground after the explosion, while waiting for an ambulance to arrive.
Russian Presidential Spokesperson Dmitri Peskov declined to speculate on the possible perpetrators of the attack, saying he was awaiting the results of the investigation.
