Europe 1 with AFP / Photo credit: ALI CURA / ANADOLU / ANADOLU VIA AFP 8:30 p.m., March 22, 2024, modified at 8:30 p.m., March 22, 2024
A shooting broke out at a concert hall in Moscow. The establishment then caught fire, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate. Some even had to find shelter on the roof. According to local security services (FSB), at least 40 deaths have been reported.
Scary scene in the Crocus City Hall complex in Moscow. This concert hall in the Russian capital was the scene of a shooting this Friday evening. The building then burst into flames. The FSB reports at least 40 deaths, according to a provisional report.
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Shooting broke out at Moscow concert hall
At least 40 deaths to be deplored according to the FSB
Russian diplomacy denounced a “bloody terrorist attack”
40 dead and 100 injured, according to the FSB
At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured Friday evening in an attack by armed men in a concert hall in the suburbs of Moscow, security forces (FSB) said. "The preliminary assessment of the terrorist attack perpetrated in the Crocus City Hall complex is currently 40 dead and more than 100 injured,” the FSB was quoted as saying by Russian agencies.
Russian diplomacy denounces a “bloody terrorist attack”
Russian diplomacy denounced on Friday as “a bloody terrorist attack” the deadly shooting and fire caused by unknown armed men. “The entire world community must condemn this heinous crime!” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova added on Telegram. The Russian security services (FSB) have so far spoken of “an attack” causing deaths and injuries.