Russian authorities say a woman brought a homemade device to a well-known Moscow restaurant before a fatal explosion outside the venue on Saturday night. Investigators said the woman had been stopped at the entrance after a security guard turned her away.
The blast happened outside the Balzi Rossi Italian restaurant, described as a fashionable spot in Moscow. Officials cited by reports said the explosive device was homemade and was linked to the woman who had tried to enter.
The incident has focused attention on the sequence of events at the door, including the guard’s decision to deny entry shortly before the explosion. Authorities are now examining how the device was brought to the area and what led to the deadly detonation outside the restaurant.
Because only limited details have been released so far, many aspects of the case remain unclear. What investigators have publicly outlined is that the explosion occurred outside Balzi Rossi after the woman was refused entry, and that the device involved was not commercially made.
