A devastating explosion ripped through a restaurant located in the heart of Moscow on Saturday, leaving at least three people dead and triggering an immediate emergency response, according to Russian state media reporting citing local government authorities. Beyond the fatalities, at least 15 people were wounded in the blast, with the extent of their injuries currently being clarified by medical and law enforcement teams. Multiple response teams, including specialist investigators, forensic evidence collection experts, and emergency service personnel, have deployed to the incident site on Kudrinskaya Square in central Moscow to secure the area and conduct a full probe, RIA Novosti, Russia’s state-run news agency, confirmed. The Moscow Investigative Committee, the body overseeing the official inquiry into the incident, told the outlet that authorities are still working to confirm multiple key details, including a final, definitive count of the dead and injured, and what exactly caused the explosion to occur.