Russia Launches Terrorism Probe After Moscow Restaurant Bomb Kills 3 and Injures 21
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 1
Russia Launches Terrorism Probe After Moscow Restaurant Bomb Kills 3 and Injures 21
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 1
Summary
Russia’s Investigative Committee opened a terrorism case after a homemade bomb exploded at 7:55 p.m. in Balzi Rossi, an upscale restaurant on Moscow’s Kudrinskaya Square.
Three people died — a security guard, the suspected female bomber and a patron — after the guard stopped the woman from entering and the device detonated, according to the National Anti-Terrorism Committee.
Twenty-one others were injured in the blast, which struck a central Moscow site near the Garden Ring during what the restaurant said was a private party.
Chef Carmine Alfieri later said the restaurant and kitchen were intact, pushing back on early rumors that a gas leak had caused the explosion.