BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 1. An explosion occurred near an outdoor café in central Moscow, the press service of the Moscow Main Directorate of the Russian Interior Ministry reports.

According to the ministry, three people were killed and 15 others sustained injuries of varying severity in the incident.

The explosion occurred at around 8:00 p.m. local time near Building No. 1 on Kudrinskaya Square.

Investigators from the Moscow Main Directorate of the Russian Interior Ministry and emergency services personnel are working at the scene.