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Bodyguard killed, MP and two others wounded in Kiev blast

Thursday, 26 October 2017 2:44 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 26 October 2017 4:28 AM ]

A policeman expert examines a crime scene after an explosion in which an Ukrainian lawmaker was wounded and his bodyguard killed in Kiev late on October 25, 2017 . (AFP)

An explosion in Kiev on Wednesday killed a bodyguard and wounded three people including Ukrainian lawmaker Ihor Mosiychuk, Ukrainian officials said, describing the incident as a deliberate attack.

Mosiychuk, a member of the opposition Radical Party, has been hospitalised but did not suffer life-threatening injuries, while his bodyguard was killed, according to party leader Oleh Lyashko.

Interior Ministry adviser Zoryan Shkiryak said investigators were at the scene of the incident, where it appeared a motorcycle had been blown up near the entrance to a TV station.

Kiev police spokeswoman Oksana Blyshchyk said that at 1905 GMT authorities had received information about a car explosion in the Solomensky district of Kiev.

There was no immediate word from police on possible suspects or a motive for the attack, but Lyashko said he had no doubt the incident was politically motivated.

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