Sunday August 02, 2026

Explosion at Moscow restaurant kills 3, injures 21

Published : 02 Aug 2026, 02:55

  DF News Desk
Security personnel work at the site of an explosion in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 1, 2026. Photo: Xinhua by Feng Kaihua.

Three people were killed and 21 others injured after an improvised explosive device detonated at a restaurant in central Moscow, Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) said Saturday, reported Xinhua.

According to the NAC, a woman attempted to bring the explosive device into the restaurant located near Kudrinskaya Square. She was killed when the device detonated.

One of the other two fatalities was a security guard who had prevented the woman from entering the restaurant with the explosive device, the NAC said. The third victim was a restaurant visitor.

Earlier reports said the explosion occurred near a summer cafe in the Kudrinskaya Square area, killing three people and injuring 15.