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Moscow Mayor calls restaurant explosion a 'terrorist attack'
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin described the explosion at a restaurant in the capital's center as a terrorist attack. Three people were killed and 21 injured.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin called the explosion at a restaurant in the capital's center a "terrorist attack".
In a statement on his Telegram channel, Sobyanin said, "Yesterday, a brutal terrorist attack was carried out in Moscow, in which people lost their lives. The injured are currently being treated in city hospitals and are receiving all necessary assistance."
The mayor noted that law enforcement agencies are investigating the circumstances of the incident, saying, "Those who committed this crime will definitely be found and will receive the punishment they deserve." Sobyanin also offered condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAK) issued a detailed statement on the explosion. The statement said that an improvised explosive device detonated at a restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square in Moscow at 7:55 p.m. on August 1, 2026.
Three people were killed: a security guard who had denied entry to the person suspected of carrying the explosive, the female suspect, and a customer. Twenty-one others were injured to varying degrees.
NAK announced that necessary operational search and investigative activities are ongoing regarding the incident.
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