2024-03-22 23:03:45
The Russian authorities reported this Friday about a terrorist attack that occurred at the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Moscow (capital), leaving more than 70 dead and more than 140 injured so far.
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According to local media, several people wearing camouflage clothing broke into the venue before a concert took place, carrying automatic weapons and opened fire on those who were there.
The description relates that the people who were in the room lay down on the floor to escape the shooting and remained there for 15 or 20 minutes, then they began to crawl out.
For its part, the Ministry of Health of the Moscow Region, cited by TASS, published a list indicating that the number of injured has so far increased to 145, while the presidential commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, indicated that there are several children among the injured.
“There are injured children, not many so far. There is one child with a gunshot wound, but so far all are in a moderately serious condition (…) There is a child who was hit with the butt of a rifle, in condition stable,” he told local media.
Firefighters were also sent to put out a fire in the building which, as a result, affected the roof, which began to collapse. Several helicopters were deployed for this task, as well as more than 320 people and more than 130 units of equipment.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations declared that the fire was considered to be of “major complexity.”
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The governor of Moscow, Andrei Vorobyov, reported that “a tragedy has occurred” and confirmed that firefighters were working on the Crocus. Hours later, local media reported that the fire had been extinguished.
“Doctors continue to provide assistance to all victims. Doctors assess the health condition of the majority as moderate, while five are in serious condition,” Vorobiov added.
In a preliminary report, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) had reported 40 dead and more than 100 injured.
For its part, the Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into this terrorist attack and an operational group from the entity went to the scene of the attack.
In turn, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, María Zajárova, assured that “at this moment all efforts are dedicated to saving the people (who are still at the scene of the attack). The entire world community is obliged to condemn this atrocious crime!”
After what happened, the population of Moscow has been asked to go to various points established by the authorities to donate blood to the victims of the terrorist attack.
On the other hand, federal institutions have reported the cancellation of all public events that were planned for the coming days.
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