2024-03-23 03:09:46
The death toll caused by the ISIS attack carried out in a concert hall near Moscow on Friday reached 99 people, while at least 60 people died, in one of the worst attacks of its kind in Russia in the past few years, according to the agency. Dice Russian.
This toll was recorded at four in the morning on Saturday, according to what the same agency reported.
Russian security confirmed that it was “looking” for the attackers and did not specify whether the suspects were still in the building as of 8 p.m. GMT.
The Russian Ministry of Health published a list containing the names of 145 people who were taken to hospital after the terrorist attack, according to To tas.
The Investigative Committee said, “The bodies of the deceased are being examined. It has been provisionally proven that the terrorist attack left more than 60 dead. Unfortunately, the number of victims could rise,” it was reported by Russian news agencies. Russian security services previously announced the death toll of 40 people as a result of this attack.
Death toll rises in Russia concert hall attack
Russian news website Baza reported that the death toll from the attack on a concert hall near Moscow had risen to 62 people, according to preliminary information.
On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with law enforcement and rescue officials after the attack.
Russian news agencies quoted the Kremlin as saying that Putin received reports from the head of the security services, the Investigative Committee, the National Guard, and from the Ministers of the Interior, Health and Emergency Situations.
The Minister of Health, Mikhail Murashko, announced in a preliminary toll that 115 people were taken to hospital, including five children. Among the injured, 60 adults and one minor are in serious condition.
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The attack, which Russian media began reporting around 15:30 GMT, was carried out by a number of gunmen at Crocus City Hall, a concert hall located in Krasnogorsk at the northwestern exit of the capital.
The fire spread to approximately 13,000 square meters of the building before the fire was contained, according to emergency services. But around 23:00 GMT, the fire was still burning, according to the ministry, which used helicopters in firefighting operations.
Russian television reported that the roof of the building partially collapsed. There was no information available on the number of people who might be trapped inside.
According to the Russian Emergencies Ministry, civil defense personnel were able to evacuate about 100 people who were in the lower level of the concert hall. Operations are underway to “rescue people from the roof of the building using lifting equipment.”
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the cancellation of all public events. The main museums and theaters in the capital also announced the closure of their doors.
Security measures have also been strengthened, according to Russian television, especially at airports.
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