At least three people have been killed and another 15 people injured in a huge explosion at a restaurant in Moscow.
The blast took place outside the upmarket Balzi Rossi eatery in Kudrinskaya Square, just over a mile from the Kremlin, at around 8.10pm local time today.
The restaurant’s website said the venue had been closed on Saturday for a private ‘banquet’ event.
Initial reports blamed a gas explosion in the restaurant’s kitchen but investigators are now examining whether it could have been a bomb on the terrace.
Russian state TV suggested the explosion could have been caused by a gas canister detonating.
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