Moscow officials are treating a deadly bombing at a restaurant in the Russian capital as terrorism after Mayor Sergei Sobyanin publicly described the attack that way on Sunday. The explosion happened Saturday evening and quickly became a major security incident in the city.
Sobyanin said the blast was an act of terror, but he did not identify who may have carried it out. With no public attribution immediately offered, key details about responsibility and motive remained unclear in the aftermath of the attack.
The limited information released so far has left several questions unanswered, including why the restaurant was hit and whether it was the intended target. What is clear is that the bombing has drawn intense attention because it happened in Moscow and resulted in deaths.
By labeling the explosion a terrorist act, city authorities signaled that the case is being viewed as more than an ordinary criminal incident. Investigators and officials are expected to continue examining the circumstances of the blast as more facts emerge.
