Car Blast Kills Daughter Of Russian Philosopher In Moscow

A powerful explosion ripped apart an SUV near Moscow on Saturday night, instantly killing its driver, who according to preliminary reports, was identified as Daria Dugina, the daughter of controversial thinker Alexander Dugin. The incident took place on a highway some 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of Moscow around 21:45 local time, with witnesses saying that the blast rocked the vehicle right in the middle of the roads, scattering debris all around. Professor Aleksandr Dugin has repeatedly been painted by Western media as one of the driving forces behind President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy.