Russian Investigators Say Identified 134 Victims of Crocus City Hall Attack, DNA Tests Continue

© AFP 2023 Karen MinasyanImprovised memorial in front of the Russian Embassy in Yerevan
Improvised memorial in front of the Russian Embassy in Yerevan - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 30.03.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The terrorist attack was carried out at the Crocus City Hall concert venue just outside Moscow on March 22 and was followed by a huge fire outbreak.
Russian investigators have established the identities of 134 people killed in the recent terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall venue near Moscow and continue genetic tests for those who remain unidentified, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Saturday.
"Russian Investigative Committee chair [Alexander Bastrykin] convened an operational meeting and received a report from the investigative team on the progress of the probe into the criminal case of the terrorist attack in [the city of] Krasnogorsk ... At the moment, the investigation has been able to identify 134 people killed as a result of the terrorist attack," the statement read.
A wreath-laying ceremony by the heads and employees of diplomatic missions of foreign countries accredited in Moscow at a spontaneous memorial in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack on March 22, 2024 at Crocus City Hall. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 30.03.2024
Footage: Some 130 Diplomatic Missions, Int'l Organizations Mourn Victims of Crocus City Hall Attack
Investigators are working with the victims to obtain more evidence about the incident, the committee also said, adding that genetic examinations continue to establish the identities of the remaining victims. According to data from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the total death toll in the March 22 attack is 143.
During the meeting, Bastrykin instructed the team to establish all the events that preceded the attack, which he said would enable the investigators to identify all those involved in it, most importantly the terrorists' accomplices and paymasters.
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