Moscow Concert Hall Attack Leaves At Least 60 Dead

Anqi Zhao

A shooting attack occurred during a rock concert at Crocus City Hall in the Moscow Region on the evening of 22 March. Several gunmen opened fire at the concert hall, and then set the concert hall on fire.

According to TASS, by 11:35 Beijing time, in total, more than 60 people were killed and 115 were hospitalized as a result of the terrorist attack.

According to The Associated Press (AP) , Russia says the attack has killed at least 60 people and injured more than 145.

All victims of terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall have been evacuated. Fire crews are currently working at the scene.

Russia identified it as a terrorist attack. The Islamic State (ISIS) group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement. However, ISIS did not provide any proof of its claim, which came from ISIS-affiliated news agency Amaq on Telegram.

Crocus City Hall is a popular concert venue in Moscow. The attack took place as audience gathered for a performance by the Russian rock band Picnic. Video from the scene showed unidentified gunmen burst into the concert hall and began shooting wildly as the audience began to flee. Another video showed people fleeing the building as gunfire continued.

According to NBC News, the attack, which left the concert hall in flames with a collapsing roof, was the deadliest terror attacks in Russia since the 2000s. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin called the raid a "huge tragedy" . He canceled all mass events in the capital in the next two days. Russian authorities are investigating it as a terrorist incident.

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