USA, 'risk of attacks in Moscow in the next 48 hours' - Breaking news. The US Embassy in Russia has posted an alert on its website advising American citizens to avoid large gatherings in Moscow.

"The embassy is monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings," reads the message also reported by the British Foreign Office on own site. The alert was posted on the embassy's website and was also posted on its social media accounts. The message was also reported on its own social media profiles.