(19 Oct 2002)
1. McDonalds restaurant in south-western Moscow
2. McDonalds sign damaged by blast
3. McDonalds windows broken by explosion
4. car totally destroyed by the blast
5. McDonalds sign damaged
6. Police tape
7. Sniffer dogs search for more explosives at the car park
8. More damaged cars
9. Policemen
10. Destroyed steering wheel of a car
11. Woman crying
12. Emergency situations unit at the scene
13. Emergency situations worker displaying a piece of shrapnel
14. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Igor Pimenov, emergency situations unit commander: "Without doubt, the explosive device was armed with pieces of shrapnel to maximize the damage done."
Q. Was it an act of terror?
"Without a doubt."
15. Workers sweeping the pavement full of broken glass
STORYLINE:
A car exploded on Saturday at a packed MacDonald's restaurant in southwest Moscow, injuring seven people, one critically.
The ITAR-Tass news agency, citing police sources, said the blast was a terrorist act.
The victims were inside the restaurant's first and second floors and on the street near the car at the time of the explosion.
The Interfax news agency said that among the injured was a five-year-old child.
Police said preliminary information suggested an explosive device packed with metal fragments was planted in the car.
ITAR-Tass said bomb disposal experts said the device contained five kilograms (11 pounds) of TNT.
Witnesses said that the explosion, which happened around 1 p.m. (0900 GMT) near the capital's South-West metro station, could be heard from some distance.
The explosion happened at a time when the restaurant was crowded with Saturday afternoon diners.
MacDonald's has about 20 restaurants in Moscow and they are popular places for young people and families, especially on Saturdays.
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