Explore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Watch onMOSCOW - The four armed men walked calmly towards the metal detectors at Crocus City Hall, firing their automatic weapons point-blank in short bursts at terrified civilians who fell screaming in a hail off bullets.
Reuters was able to piece together some of what took place at the concert hall from interviews with witnesses, video footage from the scene and Russian official accounts and media reports. They fired directly through the glass doors of the main entrance, shooting at anyone who crossed their path. Dozens of bodies, some in pools of blood, lay motionless on the marble floors and at the main entrance.
"Some thought it was a kind of special effect of some sort," one witness, Anastasia Rodionova, told Reuters."Then I saw with my own eyes how people were dropping and the automatic gun fire began." Some ran to escape the men. Others cowered behind maroon seats. One woman said she told her friend to lie down behind the seats as the gun fire got louder and louder.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Too much Atlantic in Atlantic City: Beach erosion has casinos desperately seeking sand by summerATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The ocean and beaches have always been a part of Atlantic City's identity: from salt water taffy to Miss America bathing beauties ...
Read more »
Too much Atlantic in Atlantic City: Beach erosion has casinos desperately seeking sand by summerThe ocean and beaches have always been a part of Atlantic City's identity: from salt water taffy to Miss America bathing beauties to the name of the place itself, the city has been marketed as a place to have fun by the sea.
Read more »
Addiction shapes the way drinkers in P.E.I. think about driving, says advocateExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »
Over 1.5 tonnes of cocaine worth $194 million seized in shipping container searched in HalifaxExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »
COMMENTARY: Houston shouldn’t lower standards to address Nova Scotia’s teacher shortageExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »
N.L. planning new $13M sports and well-being dome in St. John'sExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »