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What is confirmed

  • A blast near the centre of Moscow has killed at least three people and injured 21 others around 8pm local time, when a homemade explosive device detonated as a woman tried to enter a restaurant and was stopped by a security guard, according to Russia's National Anti-Terrorist Committee, as reported by France 24.[1]

What remains disputed or unverified

No disputed central claims are recorded for this story.

A blast near the centre of Moscow has killed at least three people and injured 21 others around 8pm local time, according to a developing report from France 24 that has not been independently confirmed. The outlet said the explosion happened when a woman carrying a homemade explosive device tried to enter a restaurant and was stopped by a security guard.[1]

France 24, citing Russia's National Anti-Terrorist Committee, reported that both the woman and the security guard were killed, along with a visitor at the restaurant. The restaurant was hosting a private function at the time, the report said, with 21 others injured.[1]

Homemade device detonated at restaurant entrance

The account described the weapon as a homemade explosive device that detonated during the attempted entry. France 24 attributed that detail to the National Anti-Terrorist Committee and said the security guard's intervention occurred at the doorway.[1]

Target not named as possible Ukraine link examined

Authorities have not said who they believe was the target, according to France 24. The outlet said Russian independent media have reported it may have been a military official, and that the attack is suspected of being linked to the war in Ukraine.[1]

France 24 also noted context in its developing report, saying that in recent years several senior Russian military figures have been assassinated in and around Moscow, with the Kremlin blaming Kyiv for those attacks.[1]

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