MOSCOW city centre has reportedly been rocked by three powerful explosions.
Reports suggest a car blew up in the underground car park of a shopping centre sparked a large fire.
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Footage posted to social media shows thick black smoke billowing between the city’s skyscrapers on the banks of the Moskva River.
The explosions reportedly struck beneath Afimall City shopping centre in central Moscow.
Sources close to the Kremlin said the origin of the blasts was a car in the mall’s underground parking garage, which then sparked the blaze.
Authorities have reportedly not ruled out sabotage and terrorism behind the explosions.
It is not yet clear whether anyone was inside the car when it blew up.
Local media reported the fire had been extinguished following an emergency response.
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