Two numbers and a month as symbols of terrorist horror.
The United States has September 11th, France has November 13th.
Russia will now have March 22 as a marker for the massacre of innocents in the name of a deadly ideology.
It is around 8 p.m. (6 p.m. in Paris) this Friday evening when the crowd flocks to Crocus City Hall, a concert hall with around 7,000 seats located in the northern suburbs of Moscow.
On the program: the group Piknik, one of the spearheads of Russian pop-rock since 1978. Fans of all ages were seated in the room.
Many of those from the first hour even made the trip with their children.
The stands are starting to fill up.
In the lobby of the vast building, which has already seen a Miss Universe election and even a visit from Donald Trump, several queues still stretch.
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