Homemade explosive carried by woman kills three, wounds at least 21 at Moscow restaurant

A homemade bomb carried by a woman killed three people and injured at least 21 near an upscale Italian restaurant in central Moscow on Saturday evening. The explosion occurred just before 8:00 p.m. local time at Kudrinskaya Square. Russia's Anti-Terrorism Committee reported that an unidentified woman attempted to enter the Balzi Rossi Italian restaurant but was stopped by a security guard; the woman, the guard, and a customer were killed in the subsequent blast. The Kommersant daily suggested the bomb was intended for guests on the summer terrace and may have been detonated remotely, with the woman potentially unaware it was an explosive device. This incident follows earlier statements from Russia's FSB security service about increased protection for high-ranking military officials after a series of assassinations and attempted killings blamed on Kyiv.