At least sixty people were killed and 115 others injured in Russia in the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall, a concert hall located in Krasnogorsk, a suburb of Moscow, claimed by the Islamic State on Friday evening, according to a report released in the night by the authorities.
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“
Unfortunately, the number of victims could increase
,” said the investigative committee.
The fire which broke out during the attack was
“practically contained”
, announced the governor of the Moscow region Andreï Vorobiov.
“Those in the room lay down on the floor”
Yesterday, shortly after 8:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. French time), three men armed with Kalashnikov-type assault rifles were filmed shooting at point-blank range at civilians trying to escape.
Over-equipped, dressed in camouflage outfits, they commit a massacre.
They throw at least one incendiary bomb into the building, causing a gigantic fire.
At the same time, hundreds of people managed to evacuate from the basements.
But the flames rose to the roof, where many civilians took refuge.
A few minutes later, these same men were filmed in the concert hall - where the Russian rock group Piknik was to perform - by frightened spectators.
“The people who were in the room lay down on the ground to protect themselves from the shots for 15 to 20 minutes
,” said a Russian journalist present on site.
After which they started to crawl out.
Many managed to get out.”
Chilling videos are broadcast on social networks.
The attackers are still being sought.