Explosion at Moscow cafe kills three people, 21 injured

In Russia, an explosion blasted near a summer cafe in the center of Moscow killing three people and wounding 21. According to available information, an explosion occurred near a summer cafe at about 08:10 p.m. (05:10 p.m. GMT) today, as a result of which three people were killed. Russia’s Anti-Terrorism Committee says that an unidentified woman tried to get into the restaurant but was stopped by a security guard, the state RIA news agency reports. The explosion occurred close to an Italian restaurant located in one of Moscow’s seven Stalin-era skyscrapers at Kudrinkskaya Square, the police say.

A homemade bomb exploded at a Moscow restaurant complex near Dom Aviatorov and Balzi Rossi, killing three and wounding 10-20. Russian officials say the woman carrying the device died alongside the guard who stopped her and a diner, exposing a rare gap in capital… #Moscow #IED pic.twitter.com/D8KhLaC20O

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It says the security guard and a customer at the Balzi Rossi Italian restaurant were killed in the blast that followed, along with the woman who had been carrying the bomb. The Investigative Committee said the exact number of casualties and the circumstances of the incident are being established. The Kommersant daily newspaper cites its own sources as saying that the bomb had been intended to maim and kill guests who were enjoying themselves on the restaurant’s summer terrace outside.