Ukraine’s presidency said Kyiv had “nothing to do” with the attack.
Attackers dressed in camouflage uniforms entered the building, opened fire and threw a grenade or incendiary bomb at Crocus City Hall, in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, Russia, on March 22.Fire rises above the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue following a shooting in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, Russia, on March 22.
“I realised right away that it was automatic gunfire and understood that most likely it’s the worst: a terrorist attack,” said Alexei, who would not give his last name.As people ran towards emergency exists in the concert hall, “there was a terrible crush” with concert goers climbing on one another’s heads to get out, he added.
The Islamic State said its fighters attacked “a large gathering” on Moscow’s outskirts and “retreated to their bases safely”. “People who were in the hall were led on the ground to protect themselves from the shooting for 15 or 20 minutes,” the RIA Novosti journalist was quoted as saying.About 100 people escaped through the theatre basement while others were sheltering on the roof, the emergency services ministry said on its Telegram channel.
Ukraine’s presidency said Kyiv had “nothing to do” with the attack, while its military intelligence called the incident a Russian “provocation” and charged that Moscow special services were behind it.
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