2024-03-22 23:30:49
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Emmanuel Macron to “strongly condemned”Saturday March 23, “the terrorist attack claimed by the Islamic State” near Moscow. This attack made “more than 60 dead” and 115 injured, including 60 seriously, in a concert hall in the suburbs of Moscow, according to a provisional report from the Russian authorities relayed by national press agencies. This claim was published by the jihadist organization’s propaganda organ, Amaq, on Friday evening.
The attackers still wanted. The police declared around 11 p.m. (9 p.m. in Paris) to be “looking” Crocus City Hall attackers. Russian President Vladimir Putin is “constantly” informed and was “from the first minutes” of the attack according to its spokesperson.
A massive presence of law enforcement and emergency services on site. According to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, around 8:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. Paris time), firefighters managed to evacuate around a hundred people who were in the basement of the concert hall. The situation on site remained very confused during the evening.
Moscow denounces a “terrorist” attack, an investigation opened. An investigation into a “terrorist act” has been opened, the Russian Investigative Committee said. The spokesperson for Russian diplomacy, Maria Zakharova, denounced “bloody terrorist attack” and one “monstrous crime”. All major events planned for this weekend in Russia are canceled, announces the Russian Ministry of Culture, cited by the BBC and The Guardian.
Ukraine denies any involvement and blames the Russian presidency. The Ukrainian presidency has not “nothing to see” with this attack, kyiv said Friday evening. Ukrainian military intelligence accused the Kremlin and its special services of having orchestrated this deadly attack to accuse Ukraine and justify a “escalade” of the war.
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