Car bomb kills Russian soldier near St Petersburg in latest targeted assassination

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Car bomb kills Russian soldier near St Petersburg in latest targeted assassination MOSCOW, Nov 12 - asserted

bomb → kill → assassination

A Russian military serviceman was killed after the car he was driving was blown up in the Pushkinsky District of St Petersburg, investigators said in Thursday. asserted

investigators → kill → Thursday

"Investigative authorities have opened a criminal case into the murder of a member of the armed forces," a statement from Russia's Investigative Committee said. asserted

statement → open → Committee

Video showed that military police had sealed off the area as investigators and forensic scientists worked at the scene. asserted

investigators → show → scene

A bomb-damaged dark blue SUV with its doors, boot and bonnet open stood on a road littered with blast debris next to what looked like an empty passenger bus which appeared to have also suffered damage. asserted

which → damage → damage

Russia has blamed Ukraine for previous assassinations of senior military officials and people linked to Moscow's war effort. asserted

Russia → blame → effort

Ukrainian sources have claimed responsibility in some cases, while denying others. asserted

sources → claim → others

Another serviceman was killed in a car explosion in the same district of Russia's second largest city on August 27. asserted

serviceman → kill → August

Other car bombs attacks have occurred in Moscow and Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, in recent months. asserted

Russia → occur → months

The serviceman was not immediately identified, but the online Fontanka newspaper reported that the deceased held the rank of colonel. asserted

deceased → identify → colonel

Reuters could not independently verify that. uncertain

Reuters → verify → that

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