Death toll in Crocus City Hall terrorist attack rises to 93, over 100 taken to hospital
Ninety-three people have been killed and 107 taken to hospital as a result of a terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall near Moscow on the evening of 22 March.
Source: Russian Emergencies Ministry; Meduza, a Latvia-based Russian news outlet; Astra, a Russian Telegram channel
Details: The death toll has already reached 93 Russians, but the number may increase.
The Russian Emergencies Ministry said a total of 107 people remained in hospital after the terrorist attack.
The roof of the Crocus City Hall auditorium collapsed. The fire is still being extinguished.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has not yet commented on the attack. Propagandists from RIA Novosti, a Kremlin-aligned Russian news outlet, announced his address on the night of 22-23 March, but later called this announcement a "technical glitch".
The Kremlin media reported that the suspects could be Tajik citizens, but the country's Foreign Ministry called this fake news.
Events were cancelled in some Russian cities.
Background:
- A shooting incident occurred prior to a concert by the band Piknik at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, on the evening of 22 March. Early reports said at least 40 people were killed and 130 injured.
- Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) stated that the terrorist attack was a deliberate provocation by Putin’s regime that had been anticipated by the international community.
- The White House said it saw no evidence of any Ukrainian involvement in the attack, which has claimed the lives of dozens of people.
- Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, stated that Ukraine had nothing to do with the attack.
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