Overview
- The blast near a summer cafe on Kudrinskaya Square on Aug. 1 killed at least three people and injured about 15, officials said.
- Police and emergency teams quickly secured the area and moved victims to hospitals where they are receiving treatment.
- Forensic teams from the Interior Ministry are working at the site as investigators seek to determine the exact cause.
- Early accounts pointed to a kitchen gas explosion, but investigators are also examining the possibility that the blast was caused by a bomb.
- The cafe is just over a mile from the Kremlin, a fact that has added security sensitivity to the inquiry while reporting remains developing and no group has claimed responsibility.