A bomb ripped through a central Moscow upscale restaurant mid-evening on Saturday in what authorities are calling a "brutal terrorist act" - which left three people dead and wounded at least 21.
"Yesterday, a brutal terrorist act was committed in Moscow that claimed human lives. The victims are currently in the city’s hospitals, where they are receiving all necessary care," Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated Sunday.
via BBCThe location was at Kudrinkskaya Square outside an Italian restaurant, in one of Moscow’s seven Stalin-era skyscrapers, police described.
Russia's anti-terrorism committee stated the culprit was an unidentified woman carrying an improvised explosive device who tried get into the restaurant before being stopped by a security guard, who was killed in the subsequent blast, along with a customer.
The Guardian notes that the death toll could climb as many victims are being treated at area hospitals:
REN TV cited a source on Sunday as saying that two people who had been taken to hospital had later died of their wounds, bringing the death toll to five, but there was no official confirmation. The channel said six people were in a serious condition.
There's been widespread speculation as to what entity carried out the attack, and who was the intended target.
"Unverified social media reports suggested that a top Russian military commander had been the intended targ
