Security personnel work at the site of an explosion in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 1, 2026. Three people were killed and 21 others injured after an improvised explosive device detonated at a restaurant in central Moscow, Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) said Saturday. According to the NAC, a woman attempted to bring the explosive device into the restaurant located near Kudrinskaya Square. She was killed when the device detonated. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

MOSCOW, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and 21 others injured after an improvised explosive device detonated at a restaurant in central Moscow, Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) said Saturday.

According to the NAC, a woman attempted to bring the explosive device into the restaurant located near Kudrinskaya Square. She was killed when the device detonated.

One of the other two fatalities was a security guard who had prevented the woman from entering the restaurant with the explosive device, the NAC said. The third victim was a restaurant visitor.

Earlier reports said the explosion occurred near a summer cafe in the Kudrinskaya Square area, killing three people and injuring 15. ■

Security personnel work at the site of an explosion in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 1, 2026. Three people were killed and 21 others injured after an improvised explosive device detonated at a restaurant in central Moscow, Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) said Saturday. According to the NAC, a woman attempted to bring the explosive device into the restaurant located near Kudrinskaya Square. She was killed when the device detonated. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

Security personnel work at the site of an explosion in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 1, 2026. Three people were killed and 21 others injured after an improvised explosive device detonated at a restaurant in central Moscow, Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) said Saturday. According to the NAC, a woman attempted to bring the explosive device into the restaurant located near Kudrinskaya Square. She was killed when the device detonated. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

Security personnel work at the site of an explosion in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 1, 2026. Three people were killed and 21 others injured after an improvised explosive device detonated at a restaurant in central Moscow, Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) said Saturday. According to the NAC, a woman attempted to bring the explosive device into the restaurant located near Kudrinskaya Square. She was killed when the device detonated. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

Security personnel work at the site of an explosion in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 1, 2026. Three people were killed and 21 others injured after an improvised explosive device detonated at a restaurant in central Moscow, Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) said Saturday. According to the NAC, a woman attempted to bring the explosive device into the restaurant located near Kudrinskaya Square. She was killed when the device detonated. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)