War latest news. Attack in Moscow, the death toll rises to 143. Putin: «Nazi attack. 4 terrorists arrested, they were fleeing to Ukraine”

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The number of victims continues to rise from last night’s shooting at the Crocus City Hall, the largest concert hall in Moscow, where three men armed with Kalasnikovs and wearing camouflage entered from above and started shooting at the spectators in the stalls

March 23, 2024

Massacre in Moscow, the reliefs in the theater following the terrorist attack

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  The survivors’ story: the doors were barred

  Sofiko Kvirikashvili heard what she initially thought was “some kind of explosion of firecrackers but then I realized that everyone in the room had started running away in all directions.” Dave Primov, a photographer, also told the BBC that there were scenes of panic. Some in the theater tried to lie down between the seats but several armed men opened fire in the audience, hitting those who tried to hide. Those who might, headed towards the stage. Others tried to find exits further up but the doors were barred. Other witnesses said that there were elderly people and children, all involved in the attack. “The attackers were there at the exit. We got up and started walking. They saw us. Some of them went back and started shooting at people. I fell to the ground and pretended to be dead – a woman wrote on Instagram, as reported by CNN -. The girl next to me was killed. Then the flames broke out and closed the door.”

  

  Moscow, shooting during concert: dead and injured

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• 15:57

  The survivors: at first we thought they were firecrackers

  Stories are beginning to emerge of the terror and endless anguish experienced by the thousands of people who crowded into Crocus City Hall and who tried to escape when the terrorists opened fire first in the shopping center and then in the concert hall where to start the Picnic concert. A woman was with her 11-year-old daughter and she was buying ice cream in a cafe near the entrance when she heard noises and someone shouted to lie down on the floor. “We rushed to the children, lay down and started making barricades with tables and chairs, and several injured people ran towards us,” she told BCC Russia. Inside the theater some thought the noise might be part of the show.

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