According to Russian Telegram-channels, about 6200 people may have been in the Crocus City Hall concert hall, which is in Krasnogorsk. The shooting that happened on Friday night, March 22, killed at least 40 people and 140 were injured.
According to the Russian news agency RIA Novosti, the shooting happened during the concert of the band "Piknik" when the attackers dressed in camouflage opened automatic weapons on the groundwar and threw a grenade or incendiary checker that led to a fire. There were many people in the hall because the concert tickets were sold.
Rescuers have already evacuated about 100 people, as well as operations to rescue those who managed to get up on the roof of the building. Aviation is attracted to extinguish a fire, from the helicopter is dumped on a burning structure.
The Russian media also reported the second explosion during the event. Tatiana Moskalkova's Ombudsman's representative considers the events in the Crocus City Hall "terrorist attack", while Maria Zakharova from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation calls on the international community to condemn these "tragic events in the concert hall".
The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation has stated that special power units are taking the necessary measures.
On March 7, the US Embassy in the Russian Federation warned of a possible threat of terrorist attacks in Moscow for the next 48 hours, estimating the likelihood of events such as "inevitable".
