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Moscow mayor calls Saturday’s deadly bomb attack on restaurant a ‘terrorist act’

MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin called the bomb attack on a restaurant in the capital a “brutal terrorist act,” but did not say who was responsible. “Yesterday, a brutal terrorist act was committed in Moscow that claimed…

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On Saturday night, a bomb explosion at a restaurant in Moscow resulted in three fatalities and at least 21 injuries, according to Russian state media. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin described the incident as a "brutal terrorist act" but did not disclose the perpetrator. The victims included a security guard, a restaurant guest, and the alleged bomber.

The explosion occurred on Kudrinskaya Square in central Moscow, with the National Anti-Terrorism Committee reporting the incident. As of early Sunday, no claims of responsibility had surfaced, and the investigation was ongoing.

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