East African Gazette and AGENCY
Moscow
Russia is mourning the victims of the Crocus City Hall massacre as the death toll reaches 133.Across the country the Russian tricolour is flying at half mast, entertainment and sports events have been cancelled, TV newsreaders are wearing black.
It might not be in the Centre of Moscow, but Crocus City Hall is one of the most prominent music venues in Russia.
Friday’s bloodbath turned a concert hall into hell. The attackers were killed not only with bullets, but with fire. They set the building alight and created an inferno. According to the Video released by Russia’s Investigative Committee shows that the roof collapsed. Metal beams.
The attack, which the Russian media began to report at around 8.15pm in Moscow was carried out by several armed individuals at the Crocus City Hall, a concert venue in Krasnogorsk, northwest of the Russian capital. The Russian rock band Piknik was performing.
In his TV address on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the four gunmen had been arrested trying to flee to Ukraine. He alleged that “a window had been prepared for them on the Ukrainian side to cross the border.”
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However Kyiv has dismissed such suggestions. That hasn’t stopped pro-Kremlin commentators from echoing claims of a Ukrainian connection.
On Saturday, the health Minister Mikhail Murashko, said over 115 people were in hospital, including five children. Sixty adults and one minor among the injured are in a serious condition. The authorities have warned that the death toll from the attack “may rise”.
Swiss foreign ministry condemned acts of terror
The Swiss foreign ministry says it is ‘horrified” by the deadly attack on a concert near Moscow on Friday night that killed at least 115 people and injured dozens more. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack.