At least one person dead after explosion at Moscow shopping centre

The blast happened on the third floor of the Central Children’s Store shopping mall, on Lubyanka Square
Police guard an entrance of the Central Children’s Store in Moscow. Picture: Moscow News Agency via AP

Police guard an entrance of the Central Children’s Store in Moscow. Picture: Moscow News Agency via AP

Sun, 24 Aug, 2025 - 14:18
Associated Press reporters

At least one person was killed on Sunday in an explosion at a prominent retail building in central Moscow, emergency services said.

The blast happened on the third floor of the Central Children’s Store shopping mall, on Lubyanka Square.

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