Reuters

Updated Friday, March 22, 2024-18:58

A

shooting

occurred this Friday afternoon at Crocus City Hall, a concert hall located in Moscow, according to Russian agencies cited by Reuters.

According to the RIA news agency, at least three people dressed in camouflage have opened fire and there are victims among the people who were at the scene.

According to Reuters, the TASS news agency reports

an explosion and a fire

in the building where the shooting occurred.

Images shared by some media on social networks show the fire rising above the building in which the concert hall is located.

A video obtained by Reuters confirms the fire and the cloud of smoke over Crocus City Hall.

The concert hall is integrated into a shopping center with leisure establishments.