At least three killed in explosion near cafe in Russia’s Moscow
More than 15 people also injured in the blast in Kudrinskaya Square, authorities say. An explosion at a restaurant in the Russian capital has killed at least three people and wounded 21 others, authorities say. The explosion, caused by a homemade bomb carried by a woman, took place near the Balzi Rossi restaurant on the ground floor of one of Moscow’s seven Stalin-era skyscrapers in Kudrinskaya Square on Saturday, according to police. In a statement on the Russian social media platform Max, the Ministry of Interior said the blast occurred at about 8pm (17:00 GMT). Moscow police initially told state news agency RIA Novosti that the blast caused “three deaths and 15 injured, of varying degrees of seriousness”, but the number of injured has grown.
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Authorities say. The restaurant’s website said the venue was closed Saturday for a private event.
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More than 15 people also injured in the blast in Kudrinskaya Square, authorities say. An explosion near a cafe in the Russian capital has killed at least three people and wounded more than a dozen, authorities say. The explosion took place near a summer terrace located on the ground floor of one of Moscow’s seven Stalin-era skyscrapers at Kudrinksaya Square on Saturday, according to police. In a statement on the Russian social media platform Max, the Interior Ministry said the blast occurred at about 8pm (17:00GMT). Moscow police told state news agency Ria Novosti that the blast caused “three deaths and 15 injured, of varying degrees of seriousness”.
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More than 15 people also injured in the blast in Kudrinskaya Square, authorities say. An explosion near a cafe in the Russian capital has killed at least three people and wounded at least 21, authorities say. The explosion, caused by a homemade bomb carried by a woman, took place near a summer terrace located on the ground floor of one of Moscow’s seven Stalin-era skyscrapers at Kudrinskaya Square on Saturday, according to police. In a statement on the Russian social media platform Max, the Ministry of Interior said the blast occurred at about 8pm (17:00 GMT). Moscow police told state news agency RIA Novosti that the blast caused “three deaths and 15 injured, of varying degrees of seriousness”.
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More than 15 people also injured in the blast in Kudrinskaya Square, authorities say. An explosion at a restaurant in the Russian capital has killed at least three people and wounded 21 others, authorities say. The explosion, caused by a homemade bomb carried by a woman, took place near the Balzi Rossi restaurant on the ground floor of one of Moscow’s seven Stalin-era skyscrapers in Kudrinskaya Square on Saturday, according to police. In a statement on the Russian social media platform Max, the Ministry of Interior said the blast occurred at about 8pm (17:00 GMT). Moscow police initially told state news agency RIA Novosti that the blast caused “three deaths and 15 injured, of varying degrees of seriousness”, but the number of injured has grown.