Moscow blast kills 3, including suspected bomber, and injures 21, authorities say
MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) — A homemade bomb carried by a woman killed three people — including the suspected bomber — and injured at least 21 in an explosion near an upscale restaurant in central Moscow on Saturday evening, Russian authorities said.The explosion occurred just before 8 p.m. local time close to an Italian restaurant located in one of Moscow’s seven Stalin-era skyscrapers at Kudrinkskaya Square, 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 RIA 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.Russia’s state RIA news agency released video of heavily armed law enforcement officers at the scene, which had been closed off to the public.The…
A homemade bomb exploded near an upscale Italian restaurant in central Moscow on Saturday evening, killing three people and injuring at least 21. Russian authorities reported that the deceased included the suspected bomber, a security guard, and a customer at the Balzi Rossi restaurant. The explosion occurred just before 8 p.m. local time near one of Moscow’s Stalin-era skyscrapers. Russia’s Anti-Terrorism Committee stated that an unidentified woman attempted to enter the restaurant but was stopped by a security guard before the blast. Authorities have not yet identified those killed or injured, nor have they named potential perpetrators. The Kommersant daily suggested the bomb might have been detonated remotely, with the woman potentially unaware she was carrying an explosive device.
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