Shooting in Moscow led to a fire in the theater Crocus City Hall, this Friday afternoon, Sputnik is approaching. There are records of at least 146 injuries. Among the wounded there are children, about 60 people are in serious condition. Eat at least 62 dead.
About 100 people were evacuated from the building. However, according to the Russian state news agency TASS, some of them are still locked in the concert hall. The same source indicates that the roof of the theater collapsed.
At least five people in camouflage opened fire. The suspects opened fire and threw a grenade.the one that started fire. One of the witnesses at the scene said that the men usedmachine gun and “fired into the crowd.”
The Russian National Guard searched the area to find those responsible for the attack on the concert hall. The Investigative Committee of Russia also opened a criminal case on terrorism in connection with the shooting.
RIA Novosti reports that the attackers fled the shooting scene in a white Renault.
“People in the corridor, fleeing the shooting, lay down on the floor, stayed there for 15-20 minutes, after which they began to crawl out. Many managed to get out,” they say.
More than 50 ambulance teams were sent to the scene, RIA Novosti reports. Police and firefighters too they are on the spot. A helicopter was also called in to fight the fire.
The shooting apparently began during a concert of the Picnic group.
The governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov, has already announced that he is going to the theater and “all the details will come later,” expressing condolences to the victims.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin also canceled all sports, cultural and other major public events in Moscow over the weekend.
The White House of the United States of America considers the footage of the shooting “horrific” and calls on all Americans in Moscow to avoid the area where the shooting occurred.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called for the shooting to be condemned as a “monstrous crime” and said she would strengthen security measures at Moscow airports and train stations.
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, also expressed condolences to the families of the victims. “Everyone involved in this crime must be found and brought to justice,” he says.
The French Foreign Ministry said its “thoughts are with the victims of the shooting” and “with the Russian people.”
Advisor to the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak said that Ukraine “has nothing to do with the shooting” and qualifies the attack as a “terrorist act.”
“Let’s be clear: Ukraine has absolutely nothing to do with these events,” he says.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense also accused Russian intelligence of planning the attack.
“We are in a full-scale, total war with the Russian regular army and with the Russian Federation as a country. And no matter what, everything will be decided on the battlefield,” he added.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Russia would “destroy” Ukrainian leaders if they were found to be responsible for the attack.
Türkiye also condemned the shooting at the Moscow concert hall. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a telephone conversation that it was a “terrorist attack.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin was informed of the situation “in the first few minutes” and constantly receives updated information about the situation.Foreign Minister João Gomes Craviño also deplored the “horrifying news” of the attack. It states that “attacks against civilians are always unacceptable.”
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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