A deadly bomb explosion near a popular restaurant in central Moscow has killed three people and injured at least 21 others. Russian authorities have described the incident as a terrorist attack, saying a woman carrying a homemade explosive device detonated the bomb after being stopped by security.

The blast occurred near the Balzi Rossi Italian Restaurant at Kudrinskaya Square, close to one of Moscow's iconic Stalin-era skyscrapers. Emergency services, police, and forensic teams rushed to the scene as investigators launched a full-scale terror probe.

Deadly Moscow Bomb Blast: 3 Killed, 21 Injured In Suspected Terror Attack

A homemade bomb exploded during a private event at a restaurant in central Moscow, killing three people, including the suspected carrier, and injuring 21. Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee said the device detonated before the woman could enter the restaurant.

Massive explosion at Moscow restaurant kills at least 3; woman suspected of carrying bomb

Blast In Russia Sends Shockwaves For Miles: Was Russia Testing A Nuclear Weapon?

Gravitas: Mysterious Explosion in Russia

Russia's state nuclear agency acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that nuclear workers were involved in an explosion during a rocket engine test that caused a spike in radiation in a nearby city.

Russia: Moscow acknowledges mysterious rocket explosion involved nuclear workers

Russia's state nuclear agency Rosatom said early on Saturday that five of its staff members had been killed in an accident during tests on a military site in northern Russia, the RIA news agency reported.

Russia says five killed in mysterious rocket test accident: Report

Rescuers hunted for survivors on Monday after a gas explosion tore through a high-rise residential building in central Russia, killing at least four people and leaving several dozen unaccounted for.

Hunt for survivors as Putin rushes to scene of deadly high-rise blast

A large section of the building collapsed after a gas explosion around 6 am local time at the high-rise in the industrial city of Magnitogorsk.

4 dead, dozens missing after gas explosion hits Russia high-rise