Four killed and several injured as bus ploughs into pedestrians in Moscow

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At least four people have been killed and 15 more injured after a bus ploughed into pedestrians at a subway station entrance in Moscow.

The cause of the incident was not immediately clear, but there were no suggestion that it was terror-related.

The crash on Monday occurred near Slaviansky Boulevard station in western Moscow.

Monday is a normal working day in Moscow, where the Orthodox Christmas will be celebrated on 7 January.

The driver of the bus was being held by police, according to reports.

It came after 21 people were killed when a train derailed near the same station in July 2014.

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