An explosion in central Moscow on Saturday has left at least three people dead and 21 others injured, according to Russian officials.
Officials said an improvised explosive device exploded in a restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square. A security guard, a bystander and a female suspect were killed in the blast, officials said.
"According to available information, the explosion occurred near a summer café at around 8:10 p.m. today," the country's Interior Ministry said.

Law enforcement officers and emergency services personnel near the site of an explosion at a restaurant in central Moscow, Aug. 1, 2026.
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The Department of Transportation said traffic near Kudrinskaya Square has been temporarily blocked.
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