At least 40 people have reportedly been shot dead in Moscow after a gunman opened fire in a concert hall. More than 100 others are thought to be wounded following the incident at the Crocus City Hall on the outskirts of the Russian capital on Friday.
At least 40 people have reportedly been shot dead in Moscow after a gunman opened fire in a concert hall . More than 100 others are thought to be wounded following the incident at the Crocus City Hall on the outskirts of the Russian capital on Friday. A group of up to five people are thought to be responsible for the shooting at the venue, which was reportedly packed out with up to 6,200 people.
The building has also been set alight, with emergency services attempting to save people from its roof. Russia's security service, the FSB, sait it was taking "all necessary measures" in relation to the shooting, Russian news agency Interfax reports. The Moscow mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, called the incident a “terrible tragedy”. Meanwhile, John Kirby, the spokesperson for the National Security Council, just said the White House is working to gather more information on the attac
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