Restaurant Explosion in Central Moscow Kills 3, Injures 15, Police Say
A homemade bomb explosion near a restaurant in central Moscow resulted in three deaths and at least 21 injuries. Authorities are investigating the incident, which involved an unidentified woman carrying the device.
Why it matters
This violent incident occurs amidst heightened security concerns in Russia due to the ongoing war in Ukraine and recent targeted assassinations.
A homemade bomb carried by a woman killed three people and injured at least 21 in an explosion near an upscale restaurant in central Moscow on Saturday evening, the authorities said.
The explosion occurred just before 8:00 p.m. local time close to an Italian restaurant located in one of Moscow's seven Stalin-era skyscrapers at Kudrinkskaya Ploshchad, the police said.
Russia's Anti-Terrorism Committee said that an unidentified woman had tried to get into the restaurant but was stopped by a security guard, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported.
It said the woman, the security guard and a customer at the Balzi Rossi Italian restaurant had been killed in the blast that followed.
Those injured received wounds of varying seriousness, the police said.
RIA Novosti released video of heavily armed law enforcement officers at the scene, which had been closed off to the public.
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