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Moscow restaurant bombing death toll rises

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On the night of 1 August 2026 a homemade IED detonated outside the Balzi Rossi Italian restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square in central Moscow. The bomb was device, concealed in a gift gift‑wrapped box carried by a woman who woman, was stopped by a security guard; it guard and then exploded remotely, killing the woman, the guard and a patron. Initial reports listed three fatalities and 21 injuries. Two days additional victims later Russian officials raised died in hospital, bringing the confirmed death toll to at least five five, and the number of injured to 19‑21, noting that many victims at least 21 people were seriously hurt. wounded, many seriously. The attack coincided with blast occurred during a private banquet celebrating General Aleksandr Chaiko’s 55th birthday, though birthday; the general was unharmed. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin called the act a “brutal terrorist act” and pledged act.” The Russian National Anti‑Terrorism Committee opened a terrorism investigation, while forensic teams continue to find the perpetrators. examine a possible gas‑leak factor. The Russian embassy in Italy blamed Ukrainian terrorists, but though no group has claimed responsibility. Chef Carmine Alfieri and his kitchen staff escaped injury. A forensic investigation continues, with injury, and authorities examining a possible gas‑leak factor. are providing assistance to victims’ families.

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