In brief
- The blast occurred outside at a restaurant in central Moscow on Saturday evening, local time.
- Russian state media reported a woman tried to bring the device inside the venue, but was refused entry, before it exploded.
An improvised explosive device detonated at a restaurant in central Moscow killing at least three people on Saturday, including the bomber, Russian state media said, citing local officials.
At least 21 people were also injured when the IED detonated at the restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square in Moscow at about 8pm local time (3am Sunday AEST), the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said, quoted by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.
An unidentified woman who attempted to carry the explosive device into the restaurant died in the blast, as did a security guard and a patron, the news agency said.
RIA Novosti reported the woman attempted to smuggle the IED into the establishment but the security guard refused to let her in before the bomb exploded.
The attack was still being investigated, the Moscow Investigative Committee told the news agency.
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