{"id":25514,"date":"2026-08-02T20:41:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T15:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25514"},"modified":"2026-08-02T20:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T15:41:26","slug":"moscow-mayor-vows-to-find-justice-after-restaurant-terror-bombing-kills-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25514","title":{"rendered":"Moscow mayor vows to find justice after restaurant terror bombing kills 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A bombing at an upscale restaurant in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_139775\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moscow<\/a> that killed three people and wounded at least 21 others on Saturday was a &#8220;brutal terrorist act,&#8221; according to the city\u2019s mayor, who vowed to hunt down those responsible for the attack.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin made the declaration Sunday, a day after the explosion tore through the Balzi Rossi Italian restaurant in the Russian capital.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Yesterday, a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_139776\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/terrorism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">brutal terrorist act<\/a> was committed in Moscow that claimed human lives. The victims are currently in the city\u2019s hospitals, where they are receiving all necessary care,&#8221; Sobyanin wrote on social media Sunday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_139777\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/explosion-restaurant-central-moscow-leaves-three-dead-dozen-injured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>EXPLOSION AT RESTAURANT IN CENTRAL MOSCOW LEAVES THREE DEAD, MORE THAN A DOZEN INJURED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/police-block-moscow-restaurant-explosion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/police-block-moscow-restaurant-explosion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/police-block-moscow-restaurant-explosion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/police-block-moscow-restaurant-explosion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/police-block-moscow-restaurant-explosion.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Police block an area near a restaurant explosion site in Moscow.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Police block an area near a deadly explosion at a restaurant in Moscow, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Sergei Vedyashkin\/Moscow News Agency via AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He added investigators are working to identify those behind the attack and vowed they &#8220;will certainly be found and will face the punishment they deserve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Russian authorities have not identified any suspects, and no group had claimed responsibility as of Sunday.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-august-2026_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-august-2026_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-august-2026_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-august-2026_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-august-2026_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-august-2026_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-august-2026_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-august-2026_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-august-2026_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Emergency vehicles parked near a restaurant explosion site in Moscow.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Emergency vehicles are parked in an area near a deadly explosion at a restaurant in Moscow, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Sergei Vedyashkin\/Moscow News Agency via AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Russia&#8217;s National Anti-Terrorism Committee said the blast was caused by a homemade <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_139778\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/terror\/bombings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">explosive device<\/a>. Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, citing local officials, reported that a woman carrying the bomb tried to enter the restaurant but was stopped by a security guard before it exploded.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The blast killed the woman, the security guard and a restaurant patron, RIA Novosti reported. At least 21 other people were injured in the explosion, which happened around 8 p.m. local time at the restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_139779\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/ukraine-unleashes-more-than-400-drones-near-moscow-one-wars-biggest-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>UKRAINE UNLEASHES MORE THAN 400 DRONES NEAR MOSCOW IN ONE OF WAR&#8217;S BIGGEST ATTACKS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The restaurant was closed to the public Saturday night for a private event, according to its website and Russian state media.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-police.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-police.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-police.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-police.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-police.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-police.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-police.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-police.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/moscow-restaurant-explosion-police.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Police block an area near a restaurant explosion in Moscow.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Police block an area near a deadly explosion at a restaurant in Moscow, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Sergei Vedyashkin\/Moscow News Agency via AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Video released by Russian state media showed <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_139780\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">heavily armed police officers<\/a>, ambulances and other emergency vehicles outside the damaged restaurant as investigators examined the scene.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Earlier this year, Russia&#8217;s Federal Security Service, or FSB, said it would tighten security for senior military and government officials following a series of assassination attempts in Russian cities since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Russian authorities have not linked the restaurant bombing to those earlier attacks or to the war in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_139782\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><i>Fox News Digital\u2019s Brie Stimson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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