People in camouflage burst into the ground floor of the Crocus City Hall venue located in Krasnogorsk, a city in the north-west of the Moscow region, and opened fire with automatic weapons. The gunmen then threw a grenade or an incendiary bomb, which started a fire in the venue.
Watch full video of Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering an address following the terrorist attack in the Moscow Crocus City Hall.
Earlier, the heads of the FSB, Interior Ministry, Investigative Committee and Rosgvardia reported to Putin on the progress of the investigation into the terrorist attack. The president also spoke with Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko and Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov, and they reported on assistance to the victims.
The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations spoke about measures to save people.
More than twenty countries condemned the terrorist attack and expressed condolences to the families of the victims.
Putin declares March 24 day of nationwide mourning
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared March 24 a day of nationwide mourning after the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall mall.
"I declare March 24 a day of nationwide mourning," he said in a televised address to the nation.
Death toll from concert hall terrorist attack rises to 133
The death toll from the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall music venue near Moscow has climbed to 133 people, the Russian Investigative Committee told TASS.
"As the rubble was being removed in the concert hall of the Crocus City Hall, the number of people killed in the terrorist attack has risen to 133. The search operation is underway," the statement said.
Terrorists in Crocus City Hall were shooting at point-blank range — eyewitnesses
Terrorists who infiltrated the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk near Moscow on Friday evening were firing at their victims at point-blank range. They opened fire near the turnstiles at the entrance, eyewitnesses told TASS.
"They were shooting at point-blank range," one of them said. According to another young man, the shooting began almost at the entrance.
"Some people fell down. I was wounded myself," he said before being taken to hospital.
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