Several gunmen in combat fatigues reportedly opened fire on the crowd.
Heavy gunfire could be heard in the background of videos shared on Telegram from the venue, showing concertgoers fleeing for their lives at Crocus City Hall. State news agencies reported that as many as 50 ambulance crews were dispatched to the scene.
“A terrible tragedy occurred in the shopping center Crocus City today,” said Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin in a news conference. “I am sorry for the loved ones of the victims.”“People in camouflage, at least three, burst into the ground floor of the Crocus City Hall and opened fire from automatic weapons. There are definitely wounded,” state news agency“After that they threw a grenade or an incendiary bomb, which started a fire,” the agency added.
Citing eyewitnesses, the Russian news agency TASS reported that an explosion went off at the concert hall before the shooting and that a massive fire broke out. Video of that fire was shared online, appearing to show the roof of the building The gunfire broke out just as crowds gathered for a concert by Picnic, a famed Russian rock band. The venue holds up to 6,000 spectators.
The attack comes on the heels of U.S. Embassy authorities in Moscow issuing a statement earlier this month that urged Americans to avoid crowded places in the Russian capital, fearing an attack was imminent.
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