Moscow bus blast injures three

25 May, 2008 15:28 / Updated 16 years ago

An explosion has ripped through a bus in the west of Moscow. Three people are reported to have been injured in the incedent.

Police say the blast was caused by a blown up tyre, as they are playing down first reports that the reason for the explosion was a bomb.   Two women were taken to hospital, and one received first aid at the scene.