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At around 8:30 p.m. local time, the perpetrators opened fire: armed men stormed a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow. The crime happened shortly before the start of the rock band “Piknik” concert. The terrorists shoot cold-bloodedly and deliberately at the more than 6,000 visitors in the hall. At least 90 people die and 145 are said to be injured. Eyewitnesses report.
Eyewitness:
»I was up in the hall by the balconies. We heard shots and at first we didn't understand what was happening here. Then I saw the terrorists coming and shooting at everything. They ended up throwing a Molotov cocktail and setting everything on fire.”
Andrei, eyewitness:
»We were in a corner, quite far away. I saw the crowds, but there was no panic, everyone started walking very calmly. Some sat down. There was no panic.”
The situation remained unclear until late in the evening. Before the perpetrators leave the hall, they apparently set off a grenade. The fire makes rescue work significantly more difficult. In the meantime, parts of the hall are in danger of collapsing.
Just hours after the bloody attack, a letter claiming responsibility from the terrorist militia IS appeared. But the Russian government still wants to include Ukraine among the suspects.
Kyiv firmly rejects this accusation. The Ukrainian presidential adviser said in a video message that they had nothing to do with the terrorist attack, the war would only be decided on the battlefield.
A Kalashnikov, belts full of magazines: the state investigative committee released these photos on Saturday morning. The investigators collect shells of spent cartridges by the bagful.
Moscow has now reported the first arrests of several suspects, including all four terrorists who are said to have been involved in the attack.
All theaters and museums in Moscow will remain closed at the weekend.