Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin calls a deadly bomb attack on a restaurant in the capital a “brutal terrorist act.” Multiple outlets report that the blast killed three people, including a woman carrying the explosive device. Russian state-linked reporting and officials also say at least 21 people are wounded, according to the National Anti-Terrorism Committee.
Several sources say Sobyanin makes the remarks publicly but does not identify who is responsible. Reports describe the attack occurring on Saturday at a restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square. PBS NewsHour adds that Russian state media say the woman attempted to smuggle the bomb into the establishment but a security guard refuses to let her in before the explosion. Other outlets do not add further details about the attempted entry.
Across coverage, the incident is treated as a terrorist attack by Moscow’s mayor and Russian anti-terrorism authorities, while attribution for the attack remains unspecified in the reports provided.
