Russia: deaths in a shooting in Moscow, Russian diplomacy denounces a “bloody terrorist attack”
A shooting took place this Friday in a concert hall in the suburbs of Moscow, the Crocus City Hall. A fire then broke out. Several people died, according to the city's mayor.
Smoke rises above the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following a reported shooting incident, outside Moscow, Russia, March 22, 2024. REUTERS - Maxim Shemetov
By: RFI with agencies
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“
Unknown persons opened fire at Crocus City Hall
,” emergency services told the state agency TASS. The Ria Novosti agency reported “
wounded
” after “
automatic weapon fire
”, citing its journalist on site. For his part, the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, reported deaths. “
A terrible tragedy occurred today in Crocus City. I offer my condolences to the relatives of the dead,”
said the mayor of the Russian capital. Orthodox Patriarch Kirill
“prays for peace for the souls of the deceased
,” according to his spokesperson, Vladimir Legoida.
The events, the exact nature of which remains to be clarified, took place at Crocus City Hall, a concert hall located in Krasnogorsk, a suburb located just outside the northwest of the Russian capital. According to Russian media, armed attackers opened fire and then a huge fire broke out. People in camouflage clothing burst onto the floor of the room before opening fire and throwing “
a grenade or an incendiary bomb, which caused a fire
,” said a Ria Novosti journalist.
This attack occurred during a concert by the Russian rock band Piknik, whose members were evacuated, TASS reported.
The Telegram news channels Baza and Mash, known to be close to the police, published videos showing large plumes of black smoke and flames escaping from the building housing the concert hall, as well as images showing two armed men advancing down the hall, with at least one man visible on the ground near the entrance. Other images show spectators hiding behind seats or evacuating the concert hall.
“
A bloody terrorist attack
”
Russian diplomacy denounced “
a bloody terrorist attack
” on Friday. “
The entire global community must condemn this heinous crime!
», Added the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, on Telegram. The Russian security services (FSB) have so far spoken of “
an attack
” causing deaths and injuries.
And the first reactions did not take long. The White House is “
in thoughts with the victims of the terrible attack
” in a concert hall in Moscow, a spokesperson said, referring to “
horrible and difficult to watch images
”. “
I cannot give more details
,” John Kirby, spokesperson for the National Security Council, also said, saying that the United States was seeking “
to obtain more information
”.
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