Images and footage from scene shows damaged building and bodies in snow

 

The scene of an explosion in which, according to Russia's investigative committee, Russian general Igor Kirillov, in charge of nuclear protection forces, and his assistant were killed, in Moscow, Russia, on December 17. 

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Images and videos from the scene of the bomb attack shows the extent of the damage inflicted upon the apartment building where the explosion took place.

Windows are shattered and rubble lies on the ground near the entrance to the building. Nearby, two bodies are lying in the snow. A police cordon has been put in place around the building.

CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen, who is at the scene of the explosion, has seen blast marks at the building’s entrance. The door has also been blown out of its frame and there is significant damage to the area surrounding the site of the blast.