Moscow, Russia · SOURCE-LINKED REPORT
Bomb at Moscow restaurant kills 3, injures 21
A woman carrying a homemade explosive was stopped by a guard at the Balzi Rossi restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square. Authorities say the bomber, the guard, and a diner died. Reports differ on the event inside—a private function, possibly a general’s birthday—while Russia’s anti-terrorism body leads the inquiry.
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Three people were killed and at least 21 wounded when a homemade bomb exploded near the Balzi Rossi Italian restaurant in central Moscow on Saturday evening, Russian authorities reported. The blast occurred shortly before 8 p.m. local time at one of Moscow’s seven Stalin-era skyscrapers on Kudrinskaya Square.
Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee said an unidentified woman tried to enter the restaurant but was stopped by a security guard. The woman, the guard, and a customer were killed, according to the state-run RIA news agency. Police said the injured suffered wounds of varying severity.
Video released by RIA showed heavily armed officers at the cordoned-off scene. The Kommersant daily, citing its own sources, reported that the bomb may have been intended for guests on the outdoor terrace and could have been triggered remotely; the woman might not have known she was carrying an explosive.
The restaurant’s site said it was closed Saturday for a private event. Telegram channel ASTRA, citing local chats, claimed a Russian general was being honoured there. Another channel, 112, reported 17 wounded and alleged a wedding and a gas blast—details that conflict with official statements.
No group has claimed responsibility. The explosion comes after a series of assassinations Russia blames on Ukraine, prompting the FSB security service to announce earlier this year that it would strengthen protection for senior military officials.
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- pajhwok.com ↗Primary reference · Full text85/100
Full text with named official sources (Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee, police, RIA, Kommersant) and specific details on the explosive, location, casualties, and sequence. Shows high specificity and agreement with other full-text reports.
- dunyanews.tv ↗Supporting source · Full text80/100
Full text based on Reuters, with direct attribution to Russia's Anti-Terrorism Committee, RIA, police, and Kommersant. Provides consistent casualty numbers and a possible remote-detonation theory. Slightly less interpretive than some other full texts.
- ntvbd.com ↗Supporting source · Full text70/100
Full text citing RIA, Russia's Anti-Terrorism Committee, police, and Kommersant. Includes additional unofficial Telegram claims (ASTRA, 112) about a general's birthday and a gas explosion, which introduces uncertainty but are clearly attributed as unverified.
- unian.ua ↗Supporting source · Full text55/100
Full text but from a Ukrainian source citing Russian Telegram channels, with low official attribution. Claims a general's birthday party with named candidates, and reports conflicting casualty counts (3 dead, 15/17 injured) and a gas explosion theory. Valuable for unverified loca
- globalsecurity.org ↗Supporting source · Headline only30/100
Headline-only source; no article text available to confirm attribution or details. The headline repeats the same casualty figures found elsewhere, but without the evidentiary foundation of a full-text report.
- independent.co.uk ↗Used most cautiously · Full text10/100
Contains irrelevant live-blog content about a separate drone attack on a Wildberries warehouse, with no mention of the Moscow restaurant bombing. Offers no evidence for this incident.
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The first report we found about this event was published by unian.ua.
Restaurant blast in Moscow on general's birthday reported by Russian mediaunian.ua ↗Coverage reached 1 publisher - Another source reported it
independent.co.uk published a separate report about the same event.
Three dead after bomb explodes near Moscow restaurantindependent.co.uk ↗Coverage reached 2 publishers - Another source reported it · cites an official statement
dunyanews.tv published a separate report about the same event. dunyanews.tv cited an official statement. This does not mean the statement was independently verified.
Bomb carried by woman kills three, injures 21 near Moscow restaurant, authorities saydunyanews.tv ↗Coverage reached 3 publishers - Another source reported it
pajhwok.com published a separate report about the same event.
Blast near Moscow restaurant kills 3, injures 21pajhwok.com ↗Coverage reached 4 publishers - Another source reported it
ntvbd.com published a separate report about the same event.
Moscow restaurant blast kills 3, injures 21ntvbd.com ↗Coverage reached 5 publishers - Another source reported it
globalsecurity.org published a separate report about the same event.
At Least 3 Killed, 21 Wounded in Moscow Restaurant Bombingglobalsecurity.org ↗Coverage reached 6 publishers
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