The death toll from the attack in the suburbs of Moscow last week reached 143 dead on Wednesday, according to a new report released by Russian authorities, the attack already being the worst claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group on European soil. A list of victims, visible on the website of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, now counts 143 deaths.
On Wednesday, 80 injured people, including six children, were still hospitalized at midday, said Russian Health Minister Mikhail Mourashko, quoted by the TASS news agency. An anonymous medical source also told TASS on Wednesday morning that 205 people had received outpatient care not requiring hospitalization.
Sudden increase in support
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova told the press on Tuesday that many people in a state of shock had not immediately turned to doctors after the attack, hence the sudden increase in such treatment. . On Friday, armed individuals opened fire in a concert hall near Moscow, the Crocus City Hall, before setting it on fire. Four alleged attackers have since been arrested, along with several suspects accused of helping them.
This is the deadliest attack in Russia in twenty years. The attack was quickly claimed by the Islamic State group, but Russian authorities persist in establishing a link with Ukraine and its Western allies, without presenting evidence. kyiv has categorically rejected these accusations. Russia is a long-time target of ISIS, which is active in the Russian Caucasus and fighting in Syria.
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On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted for the first time, three days after the events and the IS claim, that the alleged attackers were “radical Islamists”, while continuing to point the finger at Ukraine. He notably affirmed that the alleged attackers intended to flee “to Ukraine”. The border between these two countries, which have been fighting each other militarily for two years, is however very difficult to cross.