Steve Rosenberg: Outside Moscow restaurant after bomb kills three
A bomb explosion at an Italian restaurant in Moscow resulted in at least three deaths and 21 injuries. Russian authorities are investigating the incident, with the Russian Embassy in Italy attributing the attack to Ukrainian forces.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the ongoing security tensions and potential spillover of the Russia-Ukraine conflict into civilian spaces within Moscow.
Figure caption, Watch: BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg is at the scene in Moscow, where the explosion happened
On Kudrinskaya Square the police cordon has been lifted outside the Balzi Rossi Italian restaurant. Investigators have left the scene.
On Saturday night it had been surrounded by heavily armed police; a string of ambulances and emergency services vehicles had been parked outside.
Standing next to the restaurant's summer terrace I spot signs of what happened here. A shattered window, pock-marked walls - a bomb had exploded with deadly consequences.
Russian state media reports at least three people were killed and 21 injured.
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