BOMBING NEAR MOSCOW ITALIAN RESTAURANT KILLING 3 PEOPLE AND INJURING OVER 20

At least three people were killed and 21 injured after a homemade explosive device detonated outside an Italian restaurant in central Moscow, according to Russian state media citing security officials. Authorities said a woman carrying explosives attempted to enter the restaurant but was stopped by a security guard.

The device detonated, killing the woman, the security guard and a restaurant visitor. Russia’s National Anti-Terrorist Committee is investigating the deadly explosion, while heavily armed law-enforcement officers secured the area.