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Three killed after bomb detonated at Moscow restaurant

The restaurant, located in one of Moscow's famous Stalin-era skyscrapers, had been holding a private function.

The Russian authorities say a deadly blast at a restaurant in central Moscow was caused by a bomb. Three people were killed and more than twenty others injured. Russia's Anti-Terrorism Committee said a woman had tried to bring a homemade explosive device into the restaurant, where a private function was taking place.

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(Photo: Law enforcement officers stand guard at the site of an explosion at a restaurant in central Moscow, Russia August 1, 2026. REUTERS/Anastasia)

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