ISIS has taken credit for an assault at a well-known concert venue complex close to Moscow on Friday, resulting in a minimum of 60 fatalities and 145 individuals being admitted to the hospital after attackers invaded the venue with firearms and incendiary devices, as per CNN. Footage from the scene of the incident, the Crocus City Hall concert venue, displays the extensive complex, which houses both the music hall and a shopping center, engulfed in flames with smoke rising into the sky.
State-controlled RIA Novosti stated that the armed perpetrators “initiated gunfire with automatic weapons” and “hurled a grenade or an incendiary bomb, leading to a fire.” They subsequently “reportedly escaped in a white Renault vehicle,” the news agency disclosed. State media outlet Russia 24 disclosed that the roof of the venue has partially collapsed.
📢At least 3 gunmen in military camoflague armed with assault rifles have opened fire in a north west #Moscow shopping centre named #CrocusCityHall. At least 20 killed.
This Is the terrorist attack which the US Government warned about?#IStandwithRussia #Russia #TerrorAttack pic.twitter.com/8GG2mRg8Eh
— THE SQUADRON (@THE_SQUADR0N) March 22, 2024
BREAKING: There's an ongoing terrorist attack at a concert hall in Moscow, multiple fatalities reported. pic.twitter.com/ULnATgiyVM
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) March 22, 2024
Multiple gunmen have broken into the Crocus City Hall concert venue in Moscow, opening fire on those inside. Raw footage shows the terrorists opening fire on civilians and security forces. pic.twitter.com/ynTelGwqUu
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) March 22, 2024
Dozens of Bodies can be seen in Footage from inside of the Crocus Concert Hall in Moscow, with at least 10 Deaths reported to have already been Confirmed by Police. pic.twitter.com/HYGAzUVQBJ
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) March 22, 2024
Russian Concertgoers who were Inside of the Crocus Concert Hall in Moscow when the Terrorist Attack occurred have stated that the Fire stated when the Gunmen began to throw Molotov Cocktails at the Walls and Ceilings, with it then stating when they tried to Evacuate several of… pic.twitter.com/nlRWcra3qP
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) March 22, 2024