Several gunmen burst into a big concert hall on the edge of Moscow on Friday and sprayed visitors with automatic gunfire.
Several assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing at least 40 people, injuring more than 100 and setting fire to the venue in a brazen attack just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide.
As the blaze raged, statements of outrage, shock and support to those affected streamed in from around the world.Some commentators on Russian social media questioned how authorities, who relentlessly surveil and pressure Kremlin critics, failed to identify the threat and prevent the attack.Russian authorities said security has been tightened at Moscow’s airports, railway stations and the capital's sprawling subway system.
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