Earlier in the day, a shooting occurred in the concert hall just outside Moscow to the northwest, followed by a massive fire. According to preliminary data, several armed men opened fire inside the venue. Emergency and security services are responding to the crisis. Russia's Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into the terrorist attack. The Russian Federal Security Service said that at least 40 people had been killed and more than 100 others injured.
"The Central African Republic can only condemn this terrorist attack. It must be severely punished ... I wish Russia would severely punish those who carried out this despicable attack," Bireau said.