Deadly bomb blast in Moscow
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I'm Nick Miles, and in the early hours of Sunday, the 2nd of August, these are our main stories. A bomb blast at a restaurant in Moscow has killed three people and injured many more. So who was responsible? After his policy climb down, pressure grows on the head of world football. And tributes to the well-known mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who died on a treacherous peak in Pakistan with nine other climbers. Also in this podcast... Mum was very like, you've got a detective coming to speak to you, you're in a lot of trouble. So sat, waited, oh my gosh, who's going to come? How much trouble am I going to be in? The growing number of young illegal cyber hackers and attempts to rehabilitate them. In recent months, the Russian capital, Moscow, has become the target of ever-increasing numbers of drone attacks from Ukraine.
It's brought the conflict closer to ordinary Russians than ever before. Now we're hearing that there's been a bomb blast in the city in which at least three people have died and more than 20 injured. Emergency services and investigators have been at the scene, but the authorities have so far not confirmed who they believe was the target of the attack. BBC Russia's Olga Ifshina told me what we know so far.
Russian National Anti-Terror Committee admitted that it has been explosion in the restaurant in the center of Moscow. The first version was that it might have been a gas equipment, but then they made a statement that this has been an explosive device. This already means a lot if you sort of, you know, decipher this Moscow officials talk. This means they admit that something extraordinary happened rather than claiming it was just, you know, troubles with some gas equipment. And of course, the fact that the statement was done by National Anti-Terror Committee means that they are treating this as an emergency and treating it as possible, possible terror attack.
Now, Olga, are there other reports coming out from media that's not controlled by the state?
Yes, so Russian independent media has been summarizing information and it seems that eyewitnesses which have been on the ground were saying that possibly it was some military official who had some celebrations in that restaurant. And also they believe that the person who was trying to enter the restaurant, they exploded. They claim this was a woman. So this is not official information, but this is what has been reported by Russian independent media, citing their source, that it has been a woman. As she was stopped by a security guard at the entrance to the restaurant, she has exploded.
Now, in the last couple of years, several senior Russian military figures have been assassinated in and around the Russian capital. What reaction did Moscow have then?
Indeed, it has been sort of apparent. Since December 2024, three Russian generals have been successfully assassinated near their houses, and one more general has survived the assassination attempt. So clearly it has been a pattern. Of course, this is not discussed widely publicly because of Russian military laws. You know, the discussion of such things can bring you to jail for several years. But this is a restaurant in the center of Moscow. And of course, it affects mood of people. especially in the big capital, they feel that the war is becoming closer and closer to them. They feel the impact as opposed to a few months or a few years ago, especially for people living in Moscow and in other major Russian cities.
Olga Ivshina. Football, so often dubbed the beautiful game, is still in the middle of an ugly standoff. It features the head of the sport's global governing body on one side with increasing numbers of officials on the other. After days of uproar from regional football bodies, FIFA's boss Gianni Infantino scrapped his plans to sell stakes in the World Cup and other competitions to private investors. But that may well not be the end of the matter.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–5:52
2
What first details have Russian authorities released about the Moscow restaurant bomb blast?
5:52–13:02
3
Who does independent reporting suggest was involved in the Moscow explosion and how did it happen?
13:02–20:25
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How have previous assassinations of senior Russian military figures shaped public reaction in Moscow?
20:25–25:22
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Why did FIFA's Gianni Infantino withdraw the private-investor World Cup plan and could he face a no-confidence vote?
25:22–31:53
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