The explosion occurred near where a senior Russian general was killed. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Two police officers were killed in an overnight explosion in Moscow when they tried to stop a suspicious person, Russia's Investigative Committee has said in a statement.

An explosion was detonated after police approached a 'suspicious' individual in Moscow, authorities said.

The explosion happened when they tried to stop a suspicious person, a statement said.

The officers were approaching a suspicious person in Moscow when the blast took place, investigators say. The incident took place near the scene of a car blast which killed a Russian general earlier this week.