Fears of a new wave of terrorism in Moscow have been heightened as a woman suicide bomber struck in the heart of the city today, killing five people.

Five people were killed and 13 injured when a woman suicide bomber set off an explosion in a car near Moscow’s Red Square today.

At least five people are now believed to have killed in a car blast in Moscow today.

At least eight people have been injured in a car explosion in Moscow, it was reported this morning.