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Bomb at Moscow’s Balzi Rossi restaurant kills at least three, injures more than 20
Confirmed
What we know
A homemade bomb carried by a woman detonated just before 8 p.m. Saturday near the Balzi Rossi Italian restaurant in one of Moscow’s Stalin-era skyscrapers on Kudrinskaya Square, police said. Russia’s Anti-Terrorism Committee said the woman was stopped by a security guard; the blast killed the woman, the guard and a customer and injured more than 20 people.
The restaurant’s website listed it closed Saturday for a private event. Authorities did not immediately name victims or assign blame.
What's confirmed
- IED blast ~8 p.m. at Balzi Rossi; three dead initially; 21 injured (Reuters).
- Woman stopped by guard before detonation per Anti-Terrorism Committee (Reuters; NBC).
- Venue closed for private banquet (Reuters).
What's still developing
- Final death toll, victim identities, and responsibility.