{
  "id": 40854,
  "title": "Moscow mayor calls Saturday’s deadly bomb attack on restaurant a ‘terrorist act’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/moscow-mayor-calls-saturdays-deadly-bomb-attack-on-restaurant-a",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-02T11:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/russia-moscow-restaurant-explosion-27c6ca232a189daa718a4d1596326a87"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has described a bomb attack that occurred at a restaurant in the city's center on Saturday as a \"brutal terrorist act.\" The incident resulted in the death of a security guard, a guest, and the bomber herself, with at least 21 others sustaining injuries. Russian state media cited local officials in reporting the details of the attack, which took place at Kudrinskaya Square. The National Anti-Terrorism Committee confirmed the blast, but the Moscow Investigative Committee stated that the investigation was ongoing and no claims of responsibility had been made as of early Sunday afternoon.",
  "key_points": [
    "Three people killed, 21 injured in Moscow restaurant bombing.",
    "Moscow Mayor calls incident a \"brutal terrorist act\".",
    "No perpetrator identified, investigation ongoing."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/40854.png",
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Moscow mayor calls Saturday's deadly bomb attack on restaurant a 'terrorist act'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/moscow-mayor-calls-saturdays-deadly-bomb-attack-on-restaurant-a-56397",
        "published": "2026-08-02T20:51:39.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}