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People in camouflage burst into the ground floor of the Crocus City Hall and opened fire with automatic weapons, state media report. After that, they threw a... 23.03.2024, Sputnik India
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People in camouflage burst into the ground floor of the Crocus City Hall and opened fire with automatic weapons, state media report. After that, they threw a grenade or an incendiary bomb, which started a fire.
More than 50 ambulance teams have been sent to Croсus City Hall area to provide medical care to everyone in need, the Moscow Region Ministry of Health told Sputnik
Here are details from Sputnik correspondent who was at the scene at the moment of the attack:
"People in camouflage, at least three of them, burst into the ground floor of the Crocus City Hall and opened fire with automatic weapons. There are definitely wounded."
After that, according to him, they threw a grenade or an incendiary bomb, which started a fire.
“The people in the hall lay down on the floor to escape the shooting, lay there for 15-20 minutes, after which they began to crawl out. Many managed to get out.”
More details:
The Special Rapid Response Unit (SOBR) and Special Purpose Mobile Unit (OMON), as well as firefighters, rushed to the scene of the incident.
More than 50 ambulance teams have been dispatched to the site
At least 100 people have been escorted out of the venue as of now.
Explosion-like sounds were heard in Crocus, presumably due to the fire, shared the Sputnik correspondent.
American Embassy Hinted at Possible Terror Attacks
The U.S. and U.K. warned their citizens of the threat of attacks on "large gatherings" in Moscow on 7 March.
The U.S. Embassy in Russia had issued a warning to its citizens that a terrorist attack could occur in Moscow in the near future.
On Friday, however, the White House claimed it had no information about the preparation of a terror attack in Moscow.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the entire world community should condemn the 'bloody terror attack' in the Crocus City Hall concert hall.
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