"This despicable and cruel macabre signature is the translation of cowardice in its most complete form," the minister told Sputnik Africa.
A shooting occurred on Friday in the Crocus City Hall concert venue just outside Moscow followed by a massive fire. According to preliminary data, several armed men opened fire inside the venue. Emergency and security services are responding on the scene. Russia's Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into the terrorist attack. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said 40 people were killed and more than 100 others were injured.