MOSCOW: An explosion has occurred near a summer cafe in the centre of Moscow killing three people and wounding 21, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) said, the Russian News Agency, TASS reported.
Interior Ministry stated that, the explosion occurred at about 08:10 p.m. (05:10 p.m. GMT) near a summer cafe near house No. 1 on Kudrinskaya Square.
According to the NAC, an unknown woman tried to bring an improvised explosive device there, but a guard stopped her.
Three people were killed, and 21 injured in various degrees of severity, the NAC said.
The dead include the woman who tried to bring in the explosive device, the security guard, and a cafe customer.
– According to Alexey Kuznetsov, aide to the health minister, all necessary assistance is being provided to the wounded.
Investigators and criminologists of the Investigative Committee are working at the site of the explosion, the Investigative Committee said. – BERNAMA-TASS
