Three dead, 21 injured in Moscow restaurant bombing

Three people died and 21 were injured when a homemade explosive device detonated at a restaurant in Moscow earlier today, according to Russia's Tass news agency, citing the Russian police's counter-terrorism department.

The department stated that the improvised explosive device detonated at the Balzi Rossi restaurant near Kudrinskaya Square. Initial reports indicate that a woman attempted to enter the establishment with the bomb, resulting in her death along with a security guard who tried to stop her, and several patrons.

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A homemade bomb exploded at a restaurant near Kudrinskaya Square in Moscow, killing three people.

Those injured sustained varying degrees of harm, and the incident is currently under police investigation. Images circulating on Russian Telegram channels showed fire trucks and ambulances outside the building.

This event marks another instance of violence in Russia. Since the commencement of the war in Ukraine in 2022, Ukrainian intelligence services have been implicated in or accused of several attacks targeting Russian military officials and figures in positions of power. However, no group has yet claimed responsibility for the Moscow restaurant bombing.

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The woman attempted to bring the bomb into the restaurant, and she died along with the security guard who stopped her and patrons of the establishment.