MOSCOW, March 22 (RIA Novosti) - One person has been killed in a gas canister explosion in a restaurant in downtown Moscow, the emergencies services said Wednesday.
The latest reports said another six people were hurt. All of them are staff members at the restaurant, which is near a major road not far from Gorky Park, one of the capital's most famous landmarks.
The blast that rocked the restaurant at about 10 p.m. (7 p.m. GMT) caused a small fire, which has been localized.