# Russian authorities immediately called the Moscow restaurant bombing a terrorist attack — then stopped talking about it

https://mins.news/en/item/16309

- Meduza, 2026-08-07 15:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/07/russian-authorities-immediately-called-the-moscow-restaurant-bombing-a-terrorist-attack-then-stopped-talking-about-it

> An explosion struck the upscale Balzi Rossi restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square in central Moscow on the evening of August 1. Within two hours, Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee said it was a bomb blast. The following morning, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin labeled the incident a terrorist attack and pledged that those responsible would be found. Authorities then fell silent, apart from one social-media post by the Russian Embassy in Italy. Questions about the incident remain unanswered.

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