Moscow restaurant bombing kills three people as device carried by woman explodes
A homemade bomb carried by a woman detonated near an Italian restaurant in central Moscow, killing three people and injuring at least 21. The woman was stopped by a security guard before entering, and the blast also killed the guard and a customer. Authorities have not identified the perpetrator or motive.
- ▪The explosion occurred just before 8 p.m. at Kudrinskaya Square, near the Balzi Rossi Italian restaurant housed in a Stalin-era skyscraper.
- ▪The bomb was carried by an unidentified woman who was prevented from entering the restaurant by a security guard.
- ▪The blast killed the woman, the security guard, and a restaurant customer, and injured more than 20 others.
- ▪Russian anti‑terrorism officials have not disclosed the identity of the attackers or the motive behind the attack.
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- ▪ Three killed after bomb detonated at Moscow restaurant, state media say — BBC News — World
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Police and ambulance crews at the site where an improvised explosive device was detonated in central Moscow. Photograph: Pavel Bednyakov/APView image in fullscreenPolice and ambulance crews at the site where an improvised explosive device was detonated in central Moscow. Photograph: Pavel Bednyakov/APRussiaMoscow restaurant bombing kills three people as device carried by woman explodesMore than 20 people injured in explosion near Italian restaurant on Saturday night, authorities sayReuters in MoscowSat 1 Aug 2026 20.22 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA homemade bomb carried by a woman killed three people and injured at least 21 in an explosion near a restaurant in central Moscow on Saturday evening, authorities said.The explosion occurred just before 8pm close to an Italian…
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