The device was in a shopping bag that had been left in a building belonging to Agat, a Moscow-based research and production firm. Another FSK officer was seriously wounded in the explosion.
The device was fitted with a fuse and a timing mechanism, the FSK officials said. It was not clear who had planted the device.
Moscow has been rocked by numerous explosions this year as criminal gangs step up attacks on businessmen and bankers, as well as each other.
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