China News Service, March 24 (Zhang Aolin He Luman) "We were sitting in the middle of the hall. The concert started, but just a few minutes later, one or two grenades exploded in the middle, and gray smoke poured out. Panic sets in."

　　On March 22, local time, a beautiful Friday night, many people came to the "Krocus City" concert hall in the Red Mountain District of Moscow State, Russia, ready to enjoy a wonderful concert. No one thought that the nightmare was coming.

　　The sudden sound of gunfire kicked off a "well-planned" terrorist attack. "People in the hall lay on the floor for about 15 to 20 minutes to avoid the gunfire, and then they started crawling out, and many people escaped." The survivor recalled.

　　However, more people stayed there forever.

　　So far, this terrorist attack that shocked the world has killed at least 143 people and injured more than 100 others.

On March 22, local time, a shooting occurred at a concert hall in Krasnogorsk, a suburb of the Russian capital Moscow. The Russian Foreign Ministry said the shooting was a terrorist attack. The picture shows firefighters putting out the fire at the scene.

"Elaborate planning" started a month ago

Participating in the attack just because of the money?

　　According to the suspect's confession, the terrorist attack was carried out a month ago.

　　At the time, he received messages from strangers on social media. The other party said that it was willing to provide him with 1 million rubles (approximately 78,000 yuan) to "buy murderers" and asked him to launch attacks on the crowd at the address provided.

　　On March 4, the suspect entered Russia from Turkey. "The documents there (Turkey) expired, so I crossed over and came here." He said he was born on September 17, 1998.

　　Just like that, 18 days later, he participated in a terrorist attack. At the time of his arrest, the suspect had received 500,000 rubles via transfer.

　　According to a report from the director of the Russian Federal Security Service to Russian President Vladimir Putin, 11 people have been detained, including 4 direct participants in the Moscow terrorist attack. According to TASS news agency reported on the 23rd, these four direct participants have been escorted to Moscow and are currently undergoing interrogation and other investigations by the Russian Federal Investigative Committee.

On March 22, local time, a shooting occurred at a concert hall in Krasnogorsk, a suburb of the Russian capital Moscow. Pictured is the scene of the incident.

　　However, is their motivation for participating in terrorist attacks really just money?

　　According to a TASS news agency report on the 23rd local time, the Russian Federal Security Service stated that after the Moscow terrorist attack, the suspects tried to go to the Russian-Ukrainian border and that they had been in contact with Ukraine.

　　"It has been determined that this terrorist attack was carefully planned. The weapons used by the suspects have been stored in the storage room in advance." The Russian Federal Security Service said.

Find out! punish!

Putin’s tough stance in televised speech

　　"Bloody terrorist attack" - this is how Russian President Vladimir Putin described the incident in a televised speech on the 23rd.

　　He expressed his deep condolences to the families of the victims, condolences to the injured, and gratitude to medical staff and ordinary people.

　　Putin declared March 24 as a national day of mourning.

　　In addition, he also gave several key messages:

　　All four suspects who directly carried out the terrorist attacks have been detained and they tried to escape towards Ukraine.

　　Ukraine has prepared a "window" for terrorist attack participants to cross the border.

　　Russian intelligence agencies are working hard to identify supporters of terrorists and will make every effort to identify all details of terrorist attacks.

　　Russia will punish anyone who plots a terrorist attack in Krokus.

　　Additional anti-terrorism measures introduced in Moscow and other regions.

On the evening of March 22, local time, a shooting occurred at a concert hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Region. The picture shows the interior of the concert hall that was attacked by a terrorist attack released by the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry.  

　　The General Directorate of Investigation of the Russian Federal Investigative Committee announced through its social media account that it has opened an investigation into the terrorist attack that occurred that night in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Terrorist Acts" in the "Criminal Code of the Russian Federation".

　　Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, said, "All these people must be tracked down as terrorists and ruthlessly eliminated. Including state officials who committed such atrocities."

　　Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova commented that the deliberate killing of civilians for any purpose is unacceptable. She stressed: "Our country supports all efforts aimed at combating international terrorism and condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, wherever terrorist attacks occur."

"Islamic State" twice claimed responsibility

The United States issued a warning half a month ago

　　In fact, as of now, there is no conclusion as to who was behind this terrorist attack.

　　CNN reported after the terrorist attack that the extremist organization "Islamic State" claimed to have caused the incident, but this claim has not been confirmed by Russia.

　　According to Agence France-Presse, the extremist organization "Islamic State" once again stated on the 23rd that four armed members of the organization launched an attack on a concert hall in the suburbs of Moscow.

　　The "Islamic State" posted on the social media Telegram that in the context of fierce fighting against the "anti-Islamic State", "the attack was carried out by four armed men, who were equipped with machine guns, pistols, knives and incendiary bombs."

Russian media reported that the audience had already taken their seats before the start of a concert at the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Krasnogorsk that night. Suddenly several unidentified people broke into the concert hall and opened fire. The concert hall subsequently exploded, caught fire and billowed out thick smoke, and the roof was almost engulfed in flames. The picture shows a screenshot of the live video released.

　　Long before the attack, the U.S. Embassy in Russia issued a warning on March 7 that it had detected "extremists" plotting to launch an attack in Moscow in the next few days. The New York Times quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that this warning was related to the attack in Moscow on the 22nd.

　　TASS reported that after the attack, John Kirby, the strategic communications coordinator of the White House National Security Council, also talked about the previous warnings issued by the United States when answering questions. However, he said that the U.S. government "had no advance information about the attack on the concert hall."

Many countries condemned: "outrageous"

Interpol ready to assist in investigation

　　After this terrorist attack that shocked the world, the international community condemned it.

　　The United Nations Security Council issued a statement calling the terrorist attack at the concert hall "heinous." The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and the Russian people, and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

　　United Nations Secretary-General Guterres also strongly condemned the incident through his spokesman and expressed his deep condolences to the Russian people and government.

　　The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Egypt, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Iran, Pakistan and five Central Asian countries also condemned the attack.

　　In addition, after the terrorist attack, Interpol Secretary-General Jürgen Stock also posted on social media, expressing strong condemnation of the attack and saying that Interpol was prepared to provide support to the Russian authorities’ investigations.

　　"We know what the terrorist threat is. We look forward to cooperating with all countries that sincerely share our sorrow and are ready to unite to fight the common enemy - international terrorism and all its manifestations." Putin said in a speech after the terrorist attack explain.