AdvertisementAdvertisementEmergency vehicles are parked in an area near a deadly explosion at a restaurant in Moscow, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (Sergei Vedyashkin/Moscow News Agency via AP)02 Aug 2026 05:26AM Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInAdd CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results.Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST An explosion Saturday at a Moscow restaurant that killed three people and wounded 21 others was a bombing, Russia's national anti-terrorism committee said, the Tass state news agency reported."A homemade explosive device blew up at a restaurant in Kudrinskaya Square in Moscow, killing three people," said the committee, quoted by the Tass state news agency.The three people killed were a woman carrying the device into the restaurant, a security agent who stopped her and a customer, the committee added.The 21 wounded suffered injuries of varying degrees of severity, said the anti-terrorism committee.An earlier statement by Moscow police to the Ria Novosti news agency said investigators and police forensic specialists were at the site. Images posted on Russian Telegram channels showed fire engines and ambulances outside the building.Moscow has been the target of several terrorist attacks in the past.Since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022, Ukraine secret service has claimed or been accused of several assassinations or attempted assassinations of Russian military officers and public figures backing the conflict.Source: AFP/fsSign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST