22nd March, 2024
Forty people have been reportedly killed after terrorists attacked a packed concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow.
The FSB Federal Security Service stated that more than 100 were wounded at the Crocus City Hall.
According to the BBC, several gunmen dressed in camouflage entered the Crocus City Hall in a suburb of Moscow and opened fire at people gathered for a rock concert.
Video footage from inside the concert hall shows at least four attackers firing indiscriminately at screaming civilians trying to run away
Several explosions were heard, and there was a huge fire in the building, which caused part of the roof near the theatre to collapse
Authorities managed to evacuate 100 people hiding in the basement and there are reports some of the attackers have barricaded themselves inside.
Dramatic video shows panicked concertgoers taking cover as shots and explosions ring out. A large fire has engulfed the roof of the complex and Russia’s national guard is searching for the gunmen who have yet to be identified.
According to the FSB Federal Security Service, all possible measures were being taken to provide assistance to those affected as a result of the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall.
The FSB said the special services are carrying out active search measures following the emergency in the Crocus complex.