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There were shots fired at the Crocus Hall in Moscow.
People died in the process.
Many were injured.
The building burst into flames.
Update from March 22nd, 11:30 p.m.:
After the attack on a concert hall in Moscow, the number of injured continues to rise.
The Ministry of Health of the Moscow Region spoke of 145 people who had been taken to hospitals on Saturday night.
There had previously been talk of at least 40 deaths and more than 100 injuries.
Because rescue and police operations are still ongoing on site and the building is on fire, the numbers could still rise significantly.
It was said that at least eight children were among the injured.
Videos show the situation after the attack.
Shots in Moscow: IS claims responsibility for attack – US embassy warned two weeks ago
Update from March 22nd, 10:30 p.m.:
The jihadist militia Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack in Moscow, as
AFP
reports.
The group wrote on the Telegram online service on Friday that IS fighters had attacked "a large gathering ... on the outskirts of the Russian capital Moscow."
According to Russian authorities, at least 40 people were killed and more than a hundred others were injured.
The U.S. Embassy in Russia warned citizens two weeks ago that “extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, including concerts.”
Attack in Moscow: After shots in Crocus City Hall – National Guard in action
Update from March 22nd, 10:10 p.m.:
Special units of the Russian National Guard are in action after the suspected terrorist attack in Moscow.
The emergency services announced this evening that they are looking for the criminals.
In addition, people would be brought to safety, it said.
Shots were fired at the Crocus City Hall event center.
A fire then broke out.
The building, which also houses the concert hall in question, is in flames over an area of 13,000 square meters.
This was announced by the Russian Civil Defense Ministry.
So far it has not been possible to put out the fire.
Firefighting helicopters were also used.
Moscow reacts after shots fired in concert hall: theaters and museums remain closed at the weekend
Update from March 22nd, 9:40 p.m.:
According to Russian state media, one person was arrested after the attack in the Moscow concert hall.
This was not initially officially confirmed.
It also remains unclear whether the person is a suspected shooter.
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According to authorities, all theaters and museums in Moscow will remain closed this weekend in response to current events.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin had previously said that all major events in Europe's largest city had been canceled.
The authorities also canceled mass events in the Moscow area.
Kiev officials have rejected suspicions of Ukrainian involvement in the alleged terrorist attack near Moscow.
“Ukraine has absolutely no connection to the events,” emphasized Mykhailo Podoljak, adviser to Presidential Office Chief Andriy Yermak, in a video message on Telegram on Friday.
After shooting in a concert hall in Moscow – at least 40 people died
Update from March 22nd, 8:35 p.m.:
There are now the first concrete figures on the injured and dead after the attack on the Crocus City Hall in Moscow.
According to Russian intelligence, at least 40 people were killed today.
In addition, more than a hundred people were injured.
The FSB said this, according to Russian news agencies.
The Russian National Guard is on duty after an attack in Moscow.
Here emergency services bring a man to safety.
© Vitaly Smolnikov/dpa
Update from March 22nd, 8:27 p.m.:
After the attack on a Moscow hall with dead and injured people, Russia's central investigative committee has now started proceedings into a suspected act of terrorism.
The authority announced this via Telegram.
Meanwhile, the USA also took a position on the current situation.
“There is currently no indication that Ukraine or Ukrainians are involved in the gun attack,” said John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council.
“I would advise you against establishing any connection with Ukraine at such an early stage,” he added.
He uttered these words from the background of the Ukraine war.
Russia massively attacked the country on February 24, 2022 - there has been war ever since.
After shots in Moscow: FSB confirms deaths and injuries - Russia speaks of an act of terrorism
Update from March 22nd, 8:05 p.m.:
The Russian Foreign Ministry has described the attack on the Moscow Concert Hall as a “bloody terrorist attack.”
“The entire global community must condemn this despicable crime,” wrote ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Friday evening on the Telegram online service.
Update from March 22nd, 7:48 p.m.: According to the
Interfax
agency, the Russian domestic secret service FSB has confirmed deaths and injuries after the attack on a Moscow concert hall
.
Specific figures on the alleged terrorist attack were not initially given.
According to authorities, additional explosions were reported following shots fired and a fire.
The Crocus City Hall in Moscow is on fire.
© SNA/Imago
Crocus Hall in Moscow in flames after shots fired - around 100 people apparently trapped
Update from March 22nd, 7:27 p.m.:
Citing eyewitnesses on site,
Tass
is now reporting deaths and injuries after the shooting in an event center in the Moscow region.
The victims are said to be both employees and visitors to the Crocus City Hall in the city of Krasnogorsk (northwest of Moscow), the agency reported.
Meanwhile, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin commented.
According to him, there are said to be several fatalities.
He spoke of a “terrible tragedy” – without giving an exact number of victims.
Footage of Crocus City Hall circulated on social networks.
A third of the building is now said to be in flames and the roof is in danger of collapsing.
There was also talk of explosions.
Around 100 people could reportedly be trapped in the burning house.
The background to the incident remains unclear.
There was repeated talk of a possible “terrorist attack”.
Shots in Moscow concert hall – apparently several dead and injured
Our first report from March 22nd, 6:53 p.m.:
Moscow - On Friday evening (March 22nd) there were apparently shots fired in a concert hall in the Russian capital Moscow.
The Russian news agency
RIA Novosti
reports that three disguised people opened fire.
According to the
Tass
news agency , an “unknown number of people” attacked the hall with shots.
Shots in Moscow: Hall on fire – evacuation underway
A fire then broke out, as reported by the Tass
news agency, among others
.
An evacuation is therefore underway.
Tass
released footage of a major fire.
This is said to have broken out in the Crocus City Hall, where a concert was taking place at the time.
The concert hall is located in the west of Moscow on the outskirts of the city.
The sounds of gunshots could be heard on videos.
There was talk on social networks of at least twelve people dead and several injured after the shooting.
There was initially no official confirmation of this.
Information about the background to the incident in Russia was also unclear.
There was also talk of deaths and injuries in channels of the online service Telegram on Friday evening.
A reporter from the
RIA Novosti
news agency on site spoke of injuries from “automatic gunfire”.
(mbr/dpa/AFP)