Dozens dead in Moscow - IS claims responsibility for attack. Russia's Central Investigative Committee has opened a case into a suspected "act of terrorism" Russia's Ministry of Civil Defense said that the building, which also houses a concert hall with thousands of seats, was engulfed in flames over an area of 13,000 square meters.
Western embassies had recently warned of terrorist attacks in Moscow. The Kremlin described this as a provocation by the West. The head of the Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament, threatened the masterminds of the attack with retaliation.