The human toll from the terrorist attack on a concert hall in the suburbs of Moscow, claimed by the Islamic State organization, is now 115 dead, the Russian Investigative Committee announced on Telegram on Saturday March 23. The committee explains that it found new bodies under the rubble of Crocus City Hall. Follow our live stream.
Eleven people arrested, announces the Kremlin. Russian authorities have arrested eleven people, including four suspected of having directly participated in the attack, the Kremlin announced on Telegram. The FSB, cited by Russian news agencies, claims that the four suspects were arrested in the Bryansk region and intended to reach Ukraine with the support of contacts on Ukrainian territory. kyiv assured on Friday that it did not “nothing to see” with the attack.
Germany and the United States condemn the attack. “Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and all those injured”said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the social network. A feeling shared by London which “condemns in the strongest terms” the attack, according to Foreign Minister David Cameron on.
Clearing work in progress. Clearing work on the concert hall has begun “and will last all day”, the governor of the Moscow region said on Telegram in the morning. Some 477 rescue workers were deployed to the scene.
Public events canceled in Russia. The mayor of Moscow announced the cancellation of all public events in the city on Saturday and Sunday. Several other Russian regions have taken the same decision as a sign of solidarity.
Emmanuel Macron “strongly condemns” the attack. “The President of the Republic is closely monitoring the situation in Moscow” And “expresses solidarity with the victims, their loved ones and all the Russian people”informs the Elysée.