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According to a Sputnik correspondent, at least three individuals dressed in camouflage opened fire on Friday at the Crocus City Hall concert venue outside of Moscow.
More than 100 people were injured in the shooting, while the concert hall caught fire, according to the Sputnik correspondent.

"At least three people in camouflage burst into the ground floor of Crocus City Hall and opened fire with automatic weapons. There are definitely wounded," the correspondent said. "After that [the gunmen] threw a grenade or an incendiary bomb, which started a fire."

"People in the hall laid down on the ground to avoid the fire, laying there for about 15-20 minutes, after which they began to crawl out. Many managed to get out," the correspondent said.
Law enforcement has arrived and are working at the scene. Local authorities said that "all forces and means have been directed to the scene of the incident," and that "information about victims is being confirmed."
The Emergencies Ministry said about a hundred people have been evacuated from the venue's basement.
An operational headquarters has been created. Moscow Mayor has ordered authorities to provide "all necessary assistance," and expressed "condolences to the relatives of the victims."
The Russian Health Ministry told Sputnik that over 50 ambulances has been sent to Krasnogorsk to provide medical care to victims. This number has since been increased to 70.
Members of the musical group Piknik, at whose concert the shooting occurred, were not injured, the director of the show told Sputnik.
A White House spokesperson said the United States is aware of the reports of the mass shooting in Moscow, and considers footage from the scene "terrifying." The US Embassy in Moscow and those of other NATO countries have spent the past several weeks warning of a heightened risk of terror attacks in Moscow and other Russian regions, and urging American nationals to avoid traveling to Russia.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has urged the international community to condemn incident at Crocus City Hall, which it characterized as a "terror attack."
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Updates on the terrorist attack near Moscow:
Costa Rica strongly condemns the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall and "terrorism in all its forms".
The area near Crocus City Hall is still blocked, firefighters continue to fight the flames on the roof
A memorial service for people killed in Crocus terrorist attack was held at a Russian church in Washington.
Access to Moscow's Red Square is closed at night and on Saturday morning
Yemen's Houthis condemned the terrorist attack and expressed condolences to the victims' families.
There are enough medicine and blood donations for victims, says Health Minister Murashko
Tunisia expresses “its full solidarity with friendly Russia in this great tragedy and reaffirms its rejection of all forms of violence, extremism and terrorism.”
01:55 23.03.2024
Putin wished all those injured in the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall a speedy recovery and expressed his gratitude to the doctors, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said
01:28 23.03.2024
More than 60 people were killed in the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall, Russia's Investigative Committee said, adding that the number of victims could increase.
01:04 23.03.2024
Thirty minutes of explosions and smoke: Moscow terror attack survivor reveals how the ordeal happened
“Two minutes before the concert started, there were bangs, some explosions from the lower floors, and the loudspeakers told ticket holders that there was shooting,” Alexander, a survivor of the attack, told Sputnik.
“A security guard let us into the boiler room where water or fire tanks are kept. There were around 50 people in there amid the smoke for about 25 to 30 minutes. We saved ourselves with hydrants that worked there, wet our clothes and put them on our faces, sat on the floor as low as possible, tried to break the doors, which were barricaded from the back side. After that, Ministry of Emergency Services rescuers broke down the door. We responded and exited as a group. I didn't see anyone when I ran out.“
00:03 23.03.2024
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Burkina Faso Condemns "Barbaric and Inhuman" Terrorist Attack Near Moscow
23:30 22.03.2024
Canada 'Horrified' by Images From Moscow Region, Condemns Attacks
The Canadian Foreign Ministry in a statement condemned the abhorrent attacks in the Moscow region, expressing horror at the images emerging from the area.
"Canada is horrified by the terrible images coming from Krasnogorsk, Moscow today. Canada condemns these abhorrent attacks," the statement said on Friday.
23:28 22.03.2024
UN secretary general condemns "in the strongest possible terms” terrorists attack at concert hall outside Moscow
22:59 22.03.2024
White House's comment on Moscow terrorist attack
22:50 22.03.2024
The list of the Moscow Region Ministry of Health includes 145 victims after the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall
22:49 22.03.2024
Russian Church Abroad Prays for Killed, Injured in Terrorist Attack Near Moscow
The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) began to pray immediately for those killed and injured in the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow, ROCOR Synod of Bishops Chancellor Archpriest Serafim Gan told Sputnik.
"In ROCOR, we are already praying and will pray for the repose of the souls of all those killed and the speedy recovery of the injured," Gan said on Friday.
The chancellor emphasized the importance for all people to be united in prayer for the victims and their relatives as well as for the salvation of the whole world, which according to him is going through a difficult time.
The rector of ROCOR's St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, Archpriest Victor Potapov, characterized the developments in the Moscow Region as a "massive terrorist attack."
"We will serve a panikhida [memorial service] tonight after the pre-sanctified liturgy for innocent people killed in this atrocious attack," Potapov said in a message to parishioners.
22:45 22.03.2024
Total of 37 People Taken to Hospitals in Moscow Region After Terrorist Attack in Crocus City Hall, Regional Health Ministry States
22:45 22.03.2024
Serbian President Vucic Reflects on Moscow Concert Hall Attack's Perpetrators
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on television that Friday's terrorist attack in Moscow is similar to the modus operandi of one world power, but not the United States, without naming the country in question.
“On March 7, the US Embassy in the Russian Federation called on its citizens not to go shopping in shopping centers and concert halls. This means that their intelligence services intercepted certain conversations and knew that this would happen... There is one world power, not America, whose this is the way to act,” Vucic said on TV Prva and added that he expects an escalation of hostilities in Ukraine and an approaching conflict at the global level.
Earlier, the President of Serbia expressed condolences to the leadership and people of Russia on television in connection with the terrorist attack in Moscow. He also confirmed that he had convened a meeting of the Serbian National Security Council on Saturday in light of the tragedy in Crocus City.
22:45 22.03.2024
New footage of the fire extinguishing at Crocus City Hall from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations
22:43 22.03.2024
The terrorists who participated in the terrorist attack in Moscow allegedly fled in a white Renault car, a photo of the car is available to Sputnik
22:38 22.03.2024
The Russian Guard completed an inspection of the Crocus parking lots; no explosives were found, the department said
22:37 22.03.2024
This is what Crocus City Hall looks like now
Firefighters extinguish the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall, where the shooting took place. - Sputnik Africa
22:34 22.03.2024
A video from Moscow's Crocus City Hall
22:32 22.03.2024
The US Embassy is shocked by the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall in Moscow and expresses condolences to the Russian people, the diplomatic mission said
22:31 22.03.2024
Central African Republic condemns the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall, the country's Ministry of Defence said
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