Media: Mass shooting at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall leaves 70 dead, many injured
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REGION  23 March 2024 - 09:40

The death toll from the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Krasnogorsk has risen to 70 people.

As Caliber.Az reports with reference to Telegram channel Shot, many bodies were found in toilets, feeding rooms and rooms where cleaners stored inventory - there people were hiding from the shooting. Many simply suffocated because of the smoke, there are no wounds on the bodies.

22:42, March 22

An armed attack in the city of Krasnogorsk in Russia's Moscow region has left 40 people dead and more than 100 injured, according to the telegram channel 112.

The shooting occurred in the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Krasnogorsk near Moscow, the telegram channels Ostorozhno Novosti, Baza and Mash reported earlier.

According to eyewitnesses, the man opened fire from an automatic weapon. This happened before the beginning of the Picnic band's performance.

Ostorozhno Novosti has confirmed fatalities, while Baza previously stated that a minimum of 12 individuals have been killed and numerous others have been wounded.

In recordings published by telegram channels, people are running from the building. Videos also appear showing people being killed.

An ambulance and police were on their way to the scene.

According to the source, there is no exact information about the number of attackers. Some eyewitnesses report several people in camouflage who opened fire with automatic rifles and set off an explosion.

About 100 people may remain in the Crocus. Some may have taken refuge on the -1 floor, some are cut off by fire on the fourth floor. The building is engulfed in flames.

Firefighters can not begin to extinguish and rescue - they are waiting for special forces.

The band Picnic did not have time to perform. The musicians were in the dressing room when the shooting started.

Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has called the incident at Crocus City Hall as a "bloody terrorist attack".

According to her, the Foreign Ministry receives calls from ordinary citizens from different countries with condolences in connection with the tragedy that occurred in the concert hall.

All sports, cultural and other mass events in Moscow this weekend have been canceled, the mayor of the capital Sergey Sobyanin wrote on his Telegram channel.

“I have decided to cancel all sports, cultural and other public events in Moscow this weekend. I ask you to treat this measure with understanding,” Sobyanin said.

Caliber.Az