Three killed, 15 injured in Moscow café explosion, Russian authorities say
At least three people were killed and 15 injured in an explosion at a café in central Moscow on Saturday, according to Russia's Interior Ministry.
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AIRussia's Interior Ministry reported that at least three people were killed and 15 others injured on Saturday in an explosion at a café in Moscow, with the cause yet to be determined.
According to the official RIA Novosti news agency, Moscow police said the explosion occurred today near a summer café, resulting in three deaths and 15 people sustaining injuries of varying severity.
The agency added that officers from the Main Directorate of the Russian Interior Ministry in Moscow are working at the scene near building No. 1 on Kudrinskaya Square.
A large number of police and ambulance vehicles were deployed around the site of the explosion. The Russian Investigative Committee said the process of identifying victims is ongoing and investigations into the circumstances of the incident are underway.