Russia detains suspect over killing of general in Moscow bomb blast

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed on Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov. Picture: AP

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov. Picture: AP

A Russian intelligence agency says it has detained a suspect in the killing of a senior general in Moscow.

The suspect was described as an Uzbek citizen recruited by Ukrainian intelligence services.

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