An explosion in the Nizhny Novgorod region injured Zakhar Prilepin, a pro-Kremlin writer.
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Explosion injured pro-Kremlin writer Zakhar Prilepin
The car bomb attack occurred in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod and resulted in both of Prilepin's legs being broken, among other injuries. It also killed Prilepin's driver.
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