An explosion at a Jewish-owned market in Moscow killed at least 10 people and left 16 to 40 wounded.? According to preliminary reports, no Jews were hurt in the blast at the Cherkizovsky market.? The market is believed to be owned and operated by members of the �Mountain Jewish� community, which has its roots in Azerbaijan. At least two children died in the Monday morning blast in Moscow.

Investigators say the explosion, which caused a two-story building to collapse, could have been a settling of scores among gangs, but officials are not ruling out that the blast was a terrorist attack. The market in Moscow is used mostly by traders from China and former Soviet republics in Central Asia.

JTA