Woman dressed as courier killed ‘targetting Putin’s top brass’ in terror blast at Moscow private banquet

Barney Davis | Night News Editor Published August 2, 2026 4:06pm Updated August 2, 2026 4:06pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A bomb being carried by a female courier detonated as she tried to deliver a ‘present’ to a private event at an Italian restaurant in Moscow. A woman attempted to deliver TNT, disguised as a gift, into Balzi Rossi, but a security guard refused to let her in, reported Russian outlet Ria Novosti. The blast on the upscale Italian establishment in central Moscow, killed the guard, the woman bomber and another guest, Russian state media said. The device, filled with metal pellets, was detonated remotely after being presented to security as a ‘gift’. At least three people were killed in the bl