Moscow concert attack live updates: More than 90 reported dead; ISIS claims responsibility | Putin Live | Moscow Live | CNBC TV18
Putin wishes ‘speedy recovery’ to victims of Moscow shooting – as it happened. Russian officials have raised the death toll to over 90 dead and more than 100 injured by assailants who burst into a large concert hall and sprayed the crowd with gunfire. Friday's attack came just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on affiliated channels on social media, which couldn’t be independently verified. There are reports of several detentions.
ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular concert venue complex near Moscow Friday that left at least 40 dead and more than 100 wounded after assailants stormed the venue with guns and incendiary devices.
At least 60 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a packed concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow, Russian intelligence said
More than 100 were wounded at the Crocus City Hall, the FSB Federal Security Service added
Attackers dressed in camouflaged outfits entered the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk near Moscow on March 22 evening, opened fire and threw a grenade or incendiary bomb; Russia’s Foreign Ministry called the incident a “terrorist attack”; The White House called the attack “terrible” but said there was no immediate indication of any link to the war in Ukraine.
Several gunmen burst into the concert hall on the edge of Moscow and sprayed visitors with automatic gunfire, killing and wounding dozens and starting a massive blaze.
The attack comes days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on the country in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide.
There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the raid, the worst terror attack in Russia in many years that came as the fighting in Ukraine dragged into a third year.
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