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Witnesses describe deadly shooting at Moscow concert venue

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Crocus City Hall, Russia, March 22, 2024 © Sputnik / Maxim Blinov.

The Crocus City Hall came under attack by unknown assailants late Friday.

Multiple videos have been posted on social media by panicked visitors to a popular Moscow shopping mall and music venue that was attacked by terrorists on Friday.

At least 40 people were killed when a group of gunmen stormed the Crocus City Hall on Friday evening, according to the authorities. The assailants reportedly set the building on fire, while witnesses also said they heard explosions inside the mall.

Shooting is heard in one video recorded by a girl in a panic as the attack began. The fate of the people shown in the video is unknown.

“They set fire to the hall, they set fire to the hall! They are shooting from assault rifles!” was heard in another video just moments after the shooting started.

The man in the recording claims the attackers burst into the concert hall and immediately opened fire on the first rows filled with people. Those inside tried to hide and escape, but the attackers were already blocking the corridors of the building.

Another distressed girl is seen recounting that when the shooting started, she saw people running, followed by the attackers. “I ran into the bathroom, a stampede started there. It was just horrible,” she said. “It was very scary there; in fact, nothing was visible inside because of the smoke.”

In addition to at least 40 people killed, more than 100 were injured in the attack, according to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB).

The attackers struck the part of the venue at one end of the sprawling complex just before a concert by the rock band Picnic, for which around 6,000 tickets had been sold.

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  1. Certainly a provocation but by whom remains to be seen. But it is curious, to say the least, Biden came out very quickly, saying it was not Ukraine. The question naturally is how would he know one way or the other.. 🤔

    • ISIS are apparently claiming responsibility. They’re back again since it’s another US election year.

      Super weird coincidence how it’s only two days after Obama mysteriously appears at Downing Street for no reason in particular 🤔🤷🏼‍♂️

      • Indeed. No doubt a lot of planning went into this one, and I suspect well before Obama made his entrance stage left. Top retired Russian counter-intelligence officer says it smells of Ukraine, with a little help from their friends. However there’s a long list of possibilities. Looking forward to seeing how it all unfolds..

      • Yeah – remember “it’s done”.? Nordstream. UK again. They ain’t fooling anyone. As for Satan visiting number 10…….yeah who’s really pulling bidens strings.

  2. There has been talk of a False Flag
    But I think we can safely discount this but we don’t really know unless to stoke patriotism in raising new armies
    Putin was mixed up in the Russian apartment bombings which killed a lot more people than this and which bought him to power
    Which killed over 300 and injuring more than 1000
    We need to take on board the warning issued by the US Ambassador in Moscow regarding attending large gatherings
    And what was Barack Obama doing in London at number 10?
    And like has been pointed out Biden’s quick denunciation of Ukraine having been involved
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sx2YmSXDy8
    Excellent documentary

  3. ISIS is a fake CIA/UK construct designed to cause terror and give the US/Uk deep state plausible deniabilty for attacks against innocent civilians and cause outrage and division. This was a CIA/MI6 operation and represents a new phase in the Ukraine war as Russia starts to clean up on the battlefield and reach the endgame. Russian secret services have been caught asleep at the wheel on this occasion.

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