Death toll from Moscow concert attack rises to 133 as more bodies found

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his nation in a televised address Saturday that 11 people had been detained in connection with Friday’s deadly attack on a popular Moscow concert venue, including the four gunmen who had opened fire, killing at least 133.


Putin claimed the assailants had been trying to escape via Ukraine, “where according to preliminary data, a window for them to cross the state border was prepared by the Ukrainian side.” Ukrainian officials have denied any involvement.


Late Friday, gunmen armed with automatic weapons attacked the Crocus City Hall — a massive shopping and entertainment venue on the outskirts of Moscow — and set the concert hall alight, following U.S. government warnings this month about a “planned terrorist attack” in the Russian capital.


Russia’s Investigative Committee said more bodies were found at the site on Saturday, adding that the death toll was expected to rise, with 16 of the 107 hospitalized victims in a grave condition and 44 in a serious condition.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/23/russia-concert-shooting-attack-isis/

[marble falls]

1. An Afghan chicken came home to roost?

[Scrivener7]

2. Those poor people.

[underpants]

3. God it was a slaughter

[Scrivener7]

5. I have lost people in a freak storm. The suddenness was devastating. To have it be that

sudden AND be caused by an act of malice must be unbearable

[underpants]

6. I'm sorry for your loss

I haven’t watched much coverage on this but a quick read yesterday told me that the number was going to be (sadly) very high. Gawd.

[Scrivener7]

7. Thank you.

[NH Ethylene]

8. Just out to hear the music. So horrific.

[Backseat Driver]

10. Did the headliner musicians all survive? Piknik? others?

Their site had no menus--just a statement in Russian and memorium candle.

https://www.piknik.info/

[dutch777]

4. Have to wonder how something of this scale with serious weaponry happens in Putin's police state.

Too bad it didn't happen before the election. Given this and the various Ukraine drone attacks on major points of Russian infrastructure, the Russian people must be getting a bit nervous. Of course much of it may not be common knowledge given controls on the media.

[Pas-de-Calais]

9. Read somewhere the US warned attack was coming

Although not where

Putin didn’t believe

[KS Toronado]

11. Putin had to tie Ukraine to it

Thought somewhere yesterday I heard ISIS was/might be involved.

[mitch96]

13. My first thought was it was a false flag op, blame Ukraine and stir up the people. putin has done similar things

like this in Georgia. He needs more meat and $$ to fund the war.
Then I heard about ISIS connections....
Then the warning from the US which I'm sure he is gonna spin somehow that it's the US fault..
I'm just gonna wait this one out and see what happens.
Very sad for the people of Moscow... The war his hitting home now.
St Pete next?
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[KS Toronado]

14. I had also wondered about a false flag.

[Joe Nation]

12. I keep thinking about that church the Russians bombed

The one in Ukraine that had "Children inside" painted on the roof. The Russians didn't care. And then there are the countless civilian targets Russia has bombed in Ukraine knowing full well innocents would die. The double taps on emergency workers. I mean, when does pity run out for the average person?