Man killed in blast at FSB office in Russia brought bomb with him

Police officers blocking a road by the site of an explosion by the office of the Arkhangelsk Region Branch of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) ( Irina Skalina/TASS/Getty Images )

A man who was killed on Wednesday in an explosion at an office of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in northern Russia brought the explosive device with him, Russia’s anti-terrorist committee said in a statement.

Three FSB employees were injured in the explosion, it said.

Russian news agencies earlier reported that an explosion had occurred just inside the FSB’s office.