Homemade bomb kills three at Moscow restaurant on Saturday evening
World · 2 August 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
A bomb went off near an Italian restaurant in central Moscow on Saturday evening, killing three people and injuring at least 21 others.
The explosion happened just before 8pm at Kudrinskaya Square, close to the Balzi Rossi restaurant. The building is one of Moscow's famous Stalin-era skyscrapers. The restaurant was holding a private event at the time.
A woman carrying the device tried to enter the restaurant but a security guard stopped her. Both the woman and the guard were killed, along with one customer.