{"id":2639185,"date":"2026-08-02T10:56:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T14:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moscow-mayor-calls-a-deadly-bomb-attack-on-a-restaurant-a-terrorist-act\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T10:58:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T14:58:05","slug":"moscow-mayor-calls-a-deadly-bomb-attack-on-a-restaurant-a-terrorist-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moscow-mayor-calls-a-deadly-bomb-attack-on-a-restaurant-a-terrorist-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Moscow mayor calls a deadly bomb attack on a restaurant a &#8216;terrorist act&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmoscow-mayor-calls-a-deadly-bomb-attack-on-a-restaurant-a-terrorist-act%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2639185&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Moscow&#8217;s mayor Sergei Sobyanin condemned a deadly bomb attack on a restaurant in central Moscow, describing it as a \u201cbrutal terrorist act,\u201d though no group has claimed responsibility. the explosion at the upscale Italian restaurant Balzi Rossi resulted in three deaths, including the female bomber, and at least 21 injuries. The attacker attempted to smuggle the bomb into the venue, which was closed for a private event.Russian authorities are investigating the incident, with no public claims of responsibility as of now. The attack follows increased security measures in Russia due to previous threats and incidents, but there is no link established between this bombing and earlier attacks related to the Ukraine conflict. Historically, Russia has accused Ukraine of orchestrating some attacks inside Russia, though Kyiv has denied involvement. The incident highlights ongoing security concerns and the tense atmosphere in Russia amid regional conflicts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin called on Sunday a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-moscow-explosion-98b7fe61ce6a81f679126844ea182445\">bomb attack on a restaurant<\/a> in the capital the day before a \u201cbrutal terrorist act,\u201d but did not say who was responsible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The blast on Saturday evening at the Balzi Rossi, an upscale Italian establishment in central Moscow, killed three people, including the female bomber, Russian state media said, citing local officials.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4672137\/moscow-mayor-bombing-restaurant-terrorism\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Moscow mayor calls a deadly bomb attack on a restaurant a \u2018terrorist act\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4671687\/brewing-conflict-anti-houthi-coalition-risks-blowing-up-us-strategy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Brewing conflict within the anti-Houthi coalition risks blowing up the US strategy in Yemen<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4672047\/state-department-warning-americans-middle-east\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>State Department issues warning to Americans in the Middle East<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYesterday, a brutal terrorist act was committed in Moscow that claimed human lives. The victims are currently in the city\u2019s hospitals, where they are receiving all necessary care,\u201d Sobyanin wrote on social media Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that a probe into the attack was underway. \u201cThose responsible for committing this crime will certainly be found and will face the punishment they deserve,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 21 people were wounded when the explosive device detonated at the restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said late on Saturday, according to Russian state news agency Ria Novosti.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A woman attempted to smuggle the bomb into the establishment, but a security guard refused to let her in before the bomb exploded, reported Ria Novosti. The Moscow Investigative Committee said on Saturday evening the attack was still being investigated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of early afternoon on Sunday, there was no further information from Russian authorities, and no one had publicly claimed responsibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Ria Novosti, the restaurant was closed for a private function on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Footage released by Russian state media showed heavily armed law enforcement officers, several ambulances, and other emergency vehicles at the site.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, Russia\u2019s Federal Security Service announced that authorities would tighten security around senior military and government officials, after a series of assassination attempts in Russian cities that followed the Kremlin\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, Russian authorities have not drawn any connections between Saturday\u2019s blast and these earlier attacks or the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia previously said Kyiv was behind <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-moskalik-car-bomb-322ab66de5f32621103fb1fce3f1185f\">a car bombing in Moscow last April that killed Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik<\/a>, a deputy head of the main operational department in Russia\u2019s General Staff. Ukraine did not publicly claim responsibility.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Ukraine\u2019s SBU security service earlier said it had organized <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-explosion-head-of-nuclear-defense-forces-killed-9656bce946a9f552454df9debe5fbd18\">the killing in December 2024 of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov<\/a>, who headed the Russian military\u2019s nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirillov was killed by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine\u2019s security service leveled criminal charges against him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4672113\/trump-cancels-iran-strikes-deal\/\">TRUMP SAYS HE CALLED OFF IRAN STRIKES TO \u2018MAKE A DEAL\u2019 WITH TEHRAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among other prominent victims of bombing attacks in Russia were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-estonia-bombings-government-and-politics-a627f80e7a96c3b19e40e8ee95ce55fd\">Daria Dugina, the daughter of influential nationalist thinker Aleksandr Dugin<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-explosion-military-blogger-killed-ea2b036718512a1e93bab8f7f91e0d9f\">Vladlen Tatarsky, a well-known pro-Kremlin military blogger.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kyiv denied involvement in the attack on Dugina, and did not respond to Russian accusations that it was behind Tatarsky\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moscow mayor labels restaurant bombing a &#8216;terrorist act&#8217; without blame<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2639186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26213720634083.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[83581,4602,50839,83583,83582],"class_list":["post-2639185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-bomb-attack-2","tag-mayor","tag-moscow-2","tag-restaurant-attack","tag-terrorist-act"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26213720634083.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2639185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2639185"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2639185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2639190,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2639185\/revisions\/2639190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2639186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2639185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2639185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2639185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}