JUST IN: Hundreds Injured In Shocking Moscow Terror Attack – VIDEO
On Friday evening, armed assailants stormed the Crocus City Hall concert venue in the Moscow region, unleashing a terror attack that has left the international community in shock. | Russian state media, including TASS and RIA Novosti, report that three gunmen opened fire indiscriminately within the confines of the packed venue, leading to an unspecified number of casualties amid chaos. ● The attack swiftly escalated as explosives detonated by the assailants ignited a fierce blaze, engulfing the building in flames and sending a massive plume of black smoke into the sky, as captured in harrowing video footage. ● RIA Novosti’s correspondent at the scene reported, “People in camouflage, at least three, burst into the ground floor of the Crocus City Hall and opened fire with automatic weapons.” The trio “threw a grenade or an incendiary bomb, which started a fire” within the concert venue. ● Emergency services responded as approximately 100 people were rescued from the fire by firefighters, with ongoing efforts to save those trapped on the roof, according to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation. Despite the swift action of rescuers, the number of dead and injured remains uncertain.
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