Eleven people have been detained after gunmen stormed a concert hall in Moscow and opened fire on the crowd, the head of Russia's Federal Security Service told President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, according to Russian state news agency Tass.
Eleven people have been detained after gunmen stormed a concert hall in Moscow and opened fire on the crowd, the head of Russia's Federal Security Service told President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, according to Russian state news agency Tass.The Associated PressFour of 11 people detained were directly involved in the attack, say Russian officials.Worst attack in Russia in nearly two decades.
Eleven people have been detained after gunmen stormed a concert hall in Moscow and opened fire on the crowd, the head of Russia's Federal Security Service told President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, according to Russian state news agency Tass. Video obtained by Reuters from Telegram channel Ostorozhno Novosti on Friday shows people in a concert hall outside Moscow fleeing and shouting 'close the doors' amid the sounds of gunfire.
However, a U.S. intelligence official told The Associated Press that its agencies had confirmed that ISIS's affiliate in Afghanistan, known as ISIS-Khorasan or ISIS-K, was responsible for the attack.Moscow concert hall attack: Why ISIS would target RussiaISIS is claiming responsibility for a Moscow-area concert hall attack that's left dozens dead.
Messages of outrage, shock and support for those affected have since streamed in from around the world.
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