Russia probes two car bombs in Moscow

Russian investigators said on Wednesday that they ​had arrested at least two suspects behind a car bombing in Moscow, detaining teenagers who the domestic security service said were convinced to plant the bomb.

MOSCOW — Russian investigators said on Wednesday that they ​had arrested at least two suspects behind a car bombing in Moscow, detaining teenagers who the domestic security service said were convinced to plant the bomb.

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There ⁠were two car bombs on Tuesday in Moscow - one which detonated in the morning in eastern Moscow and one which was identified by security services in southwestern Moscow.

Russia’s state Investigative Committee said ⁠that a criminal case had been ​opened ⁠in relation to the bomb in southwestern Moscow which targeted an employee of a scientific production enterprise. ⁠It was not clear how that device detonated.