At least three killed in explosion near cafe in Russia’s Moscow
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- The blast killed at least three people and injured 15 others near a restaurant in Moscow's Kudrinskaya Square on Saturday evening at approximately 8:10pm local time (17:10 GMT).
- Russia's Interior Ministry announced the casualties in a statement on the Russian social media platform Max, identifying the site as Building 1 on Kudrinskaya Square.
- Moscow police told state news agency Ria Novosti that the injured were receiving medical care and that the wounds were "of varying degrees of seriousness."
- Police, firefighters, and emergency services were deployed to the scene, while Russian media reported traffic near the square was temporarily blocked.
- Authorities closed the entrances to the nearby Barrikadnaya metro station and said the cause of the explosion remained under investigation, with no initial indication provided.
Why it matters: Three people died and 15 were injured in an explosion at a central Moscow location during a busy Saturday evening, yet Russian authorities have disclosed no cause — leaving it unclear whether the blast was accidental or deliberate as the formal investigation gets underway.
