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[Breaking 23 Mar] Gunmen open fire at concert goers in Moscow
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Report: Islamic State claims responsibility
Reuters news agency is reporting that Islamic State have claimed responsibility for the attack on its Telegram channel.The report has not been independently verified. The group, also known as ISIS, has carried out attacks in a number of countries, however BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera notes that the group has at times in the past claimed responsibility for attacks that it had nothing to do with.
On 7 March, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said it prevented an attack on a synagogue in Moscow that was being planned by an Islamic State cell.
The FSB said attackers opened fire during the attempted arrest and were "neutralized by return fire", but few other details were given about the alleged plot.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world...fdfa3fb26acd1fbf32f812&pinned_post_type=share
Russian ex-president calls for those responsible to be "ruthlessly destroyed"
: Reuters
Dmitry Medvedev, who briefly served as Russia's president, said in a statement on Telegram that those who are responsible for the attack should be "found and ruthlessly destroyed", particularly if they were inspired by "the Kyiv regime".
Now the deputy chairman of Russia's security council, Medvedev has used increasingly fiery rhetoric since Russia's invasion of Ukraine - especially when speaking about Ukraine and its Western partners.
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Smoke rises above the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue following a reported shooting incident, outside Moscow, Russia, on Mar 22, 2024. (Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)
23 Mar 2024 03:28AM (Updated: 23 Mar 2024 06:39AM)
MOSCOW: Gunmen opened fire at a Moscow concert hall on Friday (Mar 22), killing at least 40 people, wounding 100 and sparking an inferno, authorities said, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility.
Attackers dressed in camouflage uniforms entered the building, opened fire and threw a grenade or incendiary bomb, according to a journalist for the RIA Novosti news agency at the scene.
Fire quickly spread through the Crocus City concert hall in Moscow's northern Krasnogorsk suburb, as smoke filled the building and screaming visitors rushed to emergency exists.
Alexei, a music producer, was about to settle into his seat before the start of a rock concert when he heard "several machine gun bursts" and "a lot of screams".
"I realised right away that it was automatic gunfire and understood that most likely it's the worst - a terrorist attack," said Alexei, who would not give his last name.
As people ran towards emergency exists in the concert hall, "there was a terrible crush" with concertgoers climbing on one another's heads to get out, he added.
Russia's FSB security service said at least 40 people were killed and more than 100 others injured, according to Russian media reports.
Authorities said a "terrorist" investigation had been started and President Vladimir Putin was receiving "constant" updates, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies.
Russia's National Guard said it was on the scene and looking for the perpetrators. An AFP reporter saw police officers with sniffer dogs inspecting vehicles parked next to the building.
The Islamic State group said its fighters attacked "a large gathering" on Moscow's outskirts and "retreated to their bases safely".
Men cover themselves with blankets as a Russian law enforcement officer stands guard near the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue following a reported shooting incident, outside Moscow, Russia, on Mar 22, 2024. (Photo: REUTERS/Maxim…see more
Telegram news channels Baza and Mash, which are close to security forces, showed video images of flames and black smoke pouring from the hall.
Other images showed two men walking through the hall with at least one person left on the ground near the entrance. Concert-goers were also seen hiding behind seats or trying to escape.
Security services quoted by Interfax said between two and five people "wearing tactical uniforms and carrying automatic weapons" opened fire on guards at the entrance and then started shooting at the audience.
"People who were in the hall were led on the ground to protect themselves from the shooting for 15 or 20 minutes," the RIA Novosti journalist was quoted as saying.
People started crawling out when it was safe, the journalist reported.
But about one-third of the complex was ablaze, according to Russian media reporters.
Three helicopters were involved in efforts to put out the fire, dumping water on the giant concert hall that can hold several thousand people and has hosted top international artists.
Russian law enforcement officers stand guard near the Crocus City Hall concert venue following a reported shooting incident, outside Moscow, Russia, on Mar 22, 2024. (Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)
Outside the burning, building heartbroken relatives of those at the concert spoke of hopelessness as they frantically tried to contact loved ones.
Semyon, 33, whose wife attended, said "nobody knows" where she is. "I've called five hospitals, all busy," he said. "I'm in a complete panic, my whole body hurts."
Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said it had been a "bloody terrorist attack".
"The whole international community must condemn this odious crime," she said on Telegram.
The US presidency called the attack "terrible" but said there was no immediate sign of any link to the conflict in Ukraine.
Ukraine's presidency said Kyiv had "nothing to do" with the attack, while its military intelligence called the incident a Russian "provocation" and charged that Moscow special services were behind it.
The Freedom of Russia Legion, a pro-Ukrainian militia responsible for attacks on Russia's border regions, also denied any role.
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev vowed on Telegram that Ukraine's top officials "must be found and ruthlessly destroyed as terrorists" if they were linked to the attack.
"I offer my condolences to the families of the dead," said Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin, who cancelled all public events in the city for the weekend.
The European Union, France, Spain and Italy joined several countries in condemning the attack, with Italian premier Giorgia Meloni denouncing "an odious act of terrorism".
TASS said that SOBR, special police forces and the OMON anti-riot squad had been sent to the Crocus hall.
It added that all the members of the rock band had been evacuated safely.
Orthodox church leader Patriarch Kirill was "praying for peace for the souls of the dead," said his spokesman Vladimir Legoyda.
Earlier this month, the US embassy in Russia said it was monitoring reports that "extremists" were planning "to target large gatherings in Moscow", including concerts.
In 2002, Chechen separatist fighters took 912 people hostage in a Moscow theatre, the Dubrovka, demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops from the region.
Special forces attacked the theatre to end the hostage-taking and 130 people were killed, nearly all suffocated by a gas used by security forces to knock out the gunmen.
Russia launched a military intervention in Ukraine in February 2022 and it has been the target of attacks along the border by anti-Kremlin forces.
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Gunmen kill at least 40 at Moscow concert hall, Islamic State claims responsibility
The attackers opened fire at a rock concert in Moscow, killing and wounding scores of people before a major fire spread through the theatre, Russian news agencies reported.
23 Mar 2024 03:28AM (Updated: 23 Mar 2024 06:39AM)
MOSCOW: Gunmen opened fire at a Moscow concert hall on Friday (Mar 22), killing at least 40 people, wounding 100 and sparking an inferno, authorities said, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility.
Attackers dressed in camouflage uniforms entered the building, opened fire and threw a grenade or incendiary bomb, according to a journalist for the RIA Novosti news agency at the scene.
Fire quickly spread through the Crocus City concert hall in Moscow's northern Krasnogorsk suburb, as smoke filled the building and screaming visitors rushed to emergency exists.
Alexei, a music producer, was about to settle into his seat before the start of a rock concert when he heard "several machine gun bursts" and "a lot of screams".
"I realised right away that it was automatic gunfire and understood that most likely it's the worst - a terrorist attack," said Alexei, who would not give his last name.
As people ran towards emergency exists in the concert hall, "there was a terrible crush" with concertgoers climbing on one another's heads to get out, he added.
Russia's FSB security service said at least 40 people were killed and more than 100 others injured, according to Russian media reports.
Authorities said a "terrorist" investigation had been started and President Vladimir Putin was receiving "constant" updates, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies.
Russia's National Guard said it was on the scene and looking for the perpetrators. An AFP reporter saw police officers with sniffer dogs inspecting vehicles parked next to the building.
The Islamic State group said its fighters attacked "a large gathering" on Moscow's outskirts and "retreated to their bases safely".
Telegram news channels Baza and Mash, which are close to security forces, showed video images of flames and black smoke pouring from the hall.
Other images showed two men walking through the hall with at least one person left on the ground near the entrance. Concert-goers were also seen hiding behind seats or trying to escape.
Security services quoted by Interfax said between two and five people "wearing tactical uniforms and carrying automatic weapons" opened fire on guards at the entrance and then started shooting at the audience.
"People who were in the hall were led on the ground to protect themselves from the shooting for 15 or 20 minutes," the RIA Novosti journalist was quoted as saying.
People started crawling out when it was safe, the journalist reported.
"ODIOUS CRIME"
About 100 people escaped through the theatre basement while others were sheltering on the roof, the emergency services ministry said on its Telegram channel.But about one-third of the complex was ablaze, according to Russian media reporters.
Three helicopters were involved in efforts to put out the fire, dumping water on the giant concert hall that can hold several thousand people and has hosted top international artists.
Outside the burning, building heartbroken relatives of those at the concert spoke of hopelessness as they frantically tried to contact loved ones.
Semyon, 33, whose wife attended, said "nobody knows" where she is. "I've called five hospitals, all busy," he said. "I'm in a complete panic, my whole body hurts."
Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said it had been a "bloody terrorist attack".
"The whole international community must condemn this odious crime," she said on Telegram.
The US presidency called the attack "terrible" but said there was no immediate sign of any link to the conflict in Ukraine.
Ukraine's presidency said Kyiv had "nothing to do" with the attack, while its military intelligence called the incident a Russian "provocation" and charged that Moscow special services were behind it.
The Freedom of Russia Legion, a pro-Ukrainian militia responsible for attacks on Russia's border regions, also denied any role.
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev vowed on Telegram that Ukraine's top officials "must be found and ruthlessly destroyed as terrorists" if they were linked to the attack.
"I offer my condolences to the families of the dead," said Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin, who cancelled all public events in the city for the weekend.
The European Union, France, Spain and Italy joined several countries in condemning the attack, with Italian premier Giorgia Meloni denouncing "an odious act of terrorism".
TASS said that SOBR, special police forces and the OMON anti-riot squad had been sent to the Crocus hall.
It added that all the members of the rock band had been evacuated safely.
Orthodox church leader Patriarch Kirill was "praying for peace for the souls of the dead," said his spokesman Vladimir Legoyda.
PREVIOUS WARNINGS
Moscow and other Russian cities have been the targets of previous attacks by Islamist groups but there have also been incidents without any clear political motive.Earlier this month, the US embassy in Russia said it was monitoring reports that "extremists" were planning "to target large gatherings in Moscow", including concerts.
In 2002, Chechen separatist fighters took 912 people hostage in a Moscow theatre, the Dubrovka, demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops from the region.
Special forces attacked the theatre to end the hostage-taking and 130 people were killed, nearly all suffocated by a gas used by security forces to knock out the gunmen.
Russia launched a military intervention in Ukraine in February 2022 and it has been the target of attacks along the border by anti-Kremlin forces.
the islamic terrorist copycat Oct 7 hamas style attack concert in russia
islamic terrorists could be copycatting the Beslan school massacre incident in Sept 2004 in Russia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_siege
US losing in Ukraine. The purpose was to break EU from being too friendly with Russia. It worked by destroying EU which is a economic rival like Japan once was. US destroyed japan economically too remember.
Now it must destabilise Russia before proceeding to deal with China. Russian economy must be brought down. It's refineries have been targeted. Now to scare the populace just days after Putin was reelected.
Now it must destabilise Russia before proceeding to deal with China. Russian economy must be brought down. It's refineries have been targeted. Now to scare the populace just days after Putin was reelected.
Very true....EU cannot get too friend with Encik Pudding de woh
Although it appears that Israel is not responsible for this wonderful attack at the Moscow concert, I am convinced the jews will exact revenge in due course as promised. Remember, they will always hunt down and destroy those who hurt them, e.g. Post WW2, 1972 Munich. Majulah Israel!!!
Fucking russkies can't even secure their borders, still want to wage war in Ukraine and saber rattle NATO. KNN, must give it to them jialat jialat.
A nice piece of news on this beautiful Saturday. He who wanted war is granted with more war. 
Putin has been restrained throughout this war against the deep state. This time the bear has awakened. They need to maim russia before US elections
Maybe ish Ukraine Beans and Friends?
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