WorldRussian authorities immediately called the Moscow restaurant explosion a terrorist attack — then stopped talking about it
An explosion struck the Balzi Rossi restaurant in central Moscow on August 1. Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee called it a bomb blast, and Mayor Sergey Sobyanin labeled it a terrorist attack the next morning. Officials then largely fell silent, leaving questions about the target, death toll, victims, and investigation unanswered.
Russian authorities immediately called the Moscow restaurant explosion a terrorist attack — then stopped talking about it