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15:30 (IST) Mar 24

Moscow terror attack: UAE lights up iconic landmarks in colours of Russian flag

The UAE has bathed its iconic landmarks in the colours of the Russian flag on the evening of March 23rd, 2024, in solidarity with the victims of the horrific terrorist attack that struck a concert hall in Moscow yesterday.

14:58 (IST) Mar 24

Russian concert hall owner vows rebuilding after tragic shooting and fire

The owner of the Russian concert hall, which was destroyed in a tragic mass shooting and fire claiming 133 lives, has vowed to rebuild the venue.Following the attack at Crocus City Hall near Moscow, only charred iron beams and seat frames remained. The hall, constructed in 2009 by billionaire Aras Agalarov's Crocus Group, has a seating capacity of over 6,000 and forms part of a larger complex on the city's outskirts.

14:22 (IST) Mar 24

As Russia mourns concert hall attack, some families are still wondering if their members are alive

Family and friends of those still missing after an attack that killed over 130 people at a suburban Moscow concert hall waited for news of their loved ones as Russia observed a day of national mourning on Sunday. Events at cultural institutions were cancelled, flags were lowered, and TV entertainment and ads were suspended, according to state news agency RIA Novosti. A steady stream of people brought flowers to a makeshift memorial near the burnt-out concert hall. The attack, which has been claimed by an affiliate of the Islamic State, is the deadliest on Russian soil in years. (AP)

13:05 (IST) Mar 24

Russia mourns victims of deadly concert hall attack

Russia lowered flags to half-mast on Sunday for a day of mourning after scores of people were gunned down with automatic weapons at a rock concert outside Moscow in the deadliest attack inside Russia for two decades. President Vladimir Putin declared a national day of mourning after pledging to track down and punish all those behind the attack, which left 133 people dead, including three children, and more than 150 were injured. "I express my deep, sincere condolences to all those who lost their loved ones," Putin said in an address to the nation on Saturday, his first public comments on the attack. "The whole country and our entire people are grieving with you." (Reuters)

11:58 (IST) Mar 24

India: Russian embassy opens online book for people to post condolence messages to kin of dead in Moscow terror attack

As the nation mourned the dead and struggled to come to terms with the terror attack at Crocus City Hall near Moscow, the Russian embassy in India, on Sunday, opened an online book of condolence for people who wish to offer condolences to the families of the victims.

11:16 (IST) Mar 24

"ISIS bears sole responsibility for this attack. There was no Ukrainian involvement whatsoever," US National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said in a statement

The US shared information with Russia in early March about a planned terrorist attack in Moscow and issued a public warning to Americans in Russia, Watson said. Putin said authorities detained a total of 11 people in the attack, which also wounded more than 100. He called it "a bloody, barbaric terrorist act" and said Russian authorities captured the four suspects as they were trying to escape to Ukraine through a "window" prepared for them on the Ukrainian side of the border. (AP)

10:34 (IST) Mar 24

Putin says gunmen who raided Moscow concert hall tried to escape to Ukraine. Kyiv denies involvement

The suburban Moscow music hall where gunmen opened fire on concertgoers was a blackened, smoldering ruin Saturday as the death toll in the attack surpassed 130 and Russian authorities arrested four suspects. President Vladimir Putin claimed they were captured while fleeing to Ukraine. Kyiv strongly denied any involvement in Friday's assault on the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, and the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate claimed responsibility. (AP)

09:20 (IST) Mar 24

National day of mourning in Russia after concert hall massacre

Russia will observe a national day of mourning on Sunday after a massacre in a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people, the deadliest attack in Europe to have been claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to punish those behind the "barbaric terrorist attack", saying four gunmen trying to flee to Ukraine had been arrested.

08:10 (IST) Mar 24

Putin’s Ukraine plan at heart of response to Moscow attack

President Vladimir Putin told Russians in a televised address Saturday that the security services had captured four suspects who were trying to flee to Ukraine. While he didn’t accuse Ukrainian authorities of involvement in the attack at the Crocus City Hall on the edge of Moscow late Friday, Putin said a “window” had been prepared for the men to cross the border, without offering evidence.

08:02 (IST) Mar 24

Russia names 29 of the 133 Moscow attack victims

Russia's emergency situations ministry on Saturday published a list of 29 people identified out of 133 killed in the attack on a Moscow concert hall. Rescue workers are still combing through the debris of the concert hall, set on fire by the gunmen Friday night after they shot audience members. The building was burned out and has partially collapsed, making it hard to identify remains. (AFP)

02:20 (IST) Mar 24

White House says IS group 'common terrorist enemy' after Moscow attack

The White House on Saturday said the Islamic State group is a "common terrorist enemy" as it condemned the attack on a Moscow concert hall a day earlier that left more than 130 dead."The United States strongly condemns the heinous terrorist attack in Moscow," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement, adding that "ISIS is a common terrorist enemy that must be defeated everywhere."

01:34 (IST) Mar 24

Putin wants to blame Ukraine for Moscow attack: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday accused Russia's Vladimir Putin of seeking to "shift the blame" onto Kyiv for the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at least 133 people.

"What happened yesterday in Moscow is obvious: Putin and the other scum are just trying to blame it on someone else," Zelensky said, after Putin said the suspects had been fleeing towards Ukraine.

23:01 (IST) Mar 23

Security experts say Islamic State claim for Russian concert attack is credible

A claim of responsibility by Islamic State for a massacre of Russian concertgoers near Moscow appears to be plausible and fits with a pattern of previous marauding attacks by Islamist militants, security analysts said on Saturday.

21:50 (IST) Mar 23

Blinken condemns 'heinous' Moscow attack, terrorism 'in all its forms'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday denounced the deadly Moscow attack as a "heinous crime" and said Washington condemns terrorism in all its forms. "We condemn terrorism in all its forms and stand in solidarity with the people of Russia in grieving the loss of life from this horrific event," Blinken said in a statement. Earlier, the the White House had called the attack in a Moscow suburb that killed 133 people "terrible" and offered condolences.

21:06 (IST) Mar 23

EU President, German Chancellor condemn terrorist attack in Russia, offer condolences to families of victims

European Union President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday condemned the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall in Moscow which claimed the lives of over 100 people and left others wounded. EU President strongly condemned the incident and expressed her condolences to the victims and their families. Additionally, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also condemned the ISIS-claimed terrorist attack. He said his thoughts are with the victims' families and all those injured. "We condemn the terrible terrorist attack on innocent concertgoers in Moscow. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and all those injured," Chancellor Scholz posted on X.

20:15 (IST) Mar 23

Moscow concert attackers are not Russian citizens: Russian interior ministry

20:01 (IST) Mar 23

IS group says four fighters carried out Moscow attack

The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group said Saturday four of its militants carried out an attack on a concert hall in a Moscow suburb that Russian authorities said killed at least 133 people. "The attack was carried out by four IS fighters armed with machine guns, a pistol, knives and firebombs," IS said on one of its Telegram channels. The militant group said its fighters killed "dozens of Christians" as part of its "raging war" with countries it said were fighting Islam.

19:18 (IST) Mar 23

Russia says it has arrested 11 people including four suspected gunmen in connection with a shooting rampage that killed 143 people in a concert hall near Moscow, reports Reuters

19:09 (IST) Mar 23

Russia's top state investigative agency says the death toll in the Moscow concert hall attack has risen to 133

18:45 (IST) Mar 23

Islamic State releases photo of alleged attackers behind Russia shooting

Islamic State released a photo on Saturday of what it said were the four attackers behind a shooting rampage that killed at least 143 people in a concert hall near Moscow, the militant group's Amaq news agency said in a statement on Telegram.

18:43 (IST) Mar 23

It is already obvious that we are faced not just with a carefully and cynically planned terrorist attack, but with the organised mass murder of peaceful defenceless people. The criminals were cold-blooded and purposefully going to kill, shoot our citizens at point-blank range - our children. Like the Nazis who once carried out massacres in the occupied territories, they planned to arrange a demonstrative execution, a bloody act of intimidation. All the perpetrators, organisers and those who ordered this crime will be justly and inevitably punished. Whoever they are, whoever is guiding them. I repeat, we will identify and punish everyone who stands behind the terrorists, who prepared this atrocity, this strike against Russia, against our people.

Russian President Vladimir Putin

18:21 (IST) Mar 23

Vladimir Putin says additional security measures imposed across Russia, suggests Ukraine linked to attack that killed 115 people

18:17 (IST) Mar 23

Putin vows harsh retribution for concert hall attackers

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that the four gunmen who killed more than 100 at a Moscow concert hall had been arrested, and vowed harsh retribution for everybody involved in plotting the attack. "All four perpetrators of the terrorist act who shot and killed people have been detained. They were travelling towards Ukraine ... We will identify and punish everybody who stood behind the terrorists, who prepared the attack."

18:09 (IST) Mar 23

Putin calls attack on Moscow concert hall 'barbaric terrorist act'

Russian President Putin called the attack on Moscow concert hall 'barbaric terrorist act' and expressed his deep condolences. The Russian President also declared day of mourning on March 24. In a televised address to the nation, Putin said: "I am speaking to you today in connection with the bloody, barbaric terrorist act, the victims of which were dozens of innocent, peaceful people. ... I declare 24 March a day of national mourning."

17:40 (IST) Mar 23

Ukraine not involved in Moscow attack, says Kyiv military intelligence spokesman

Ukraine was not involved in Friday's shooting attack near Moscow and suggestions of a Ukrainian link "have nothing in common with reality," a spokesman for Kyiv's military spy agency said on Saturday. Russia's FSB security service said "all four terrorists" behind the attack at a concert hall near the capital had been arrested while heading to the Ukrainian border, and that they had contacts in Ukraine. "This is of course another lie from the Russian special services, which has nothing in common with reality and does not stand up against any criticism," Andriy Yusov, of the Defence Ministry's Main Directorate of Intelligence, told Reuters.

17:20 (IST) Mar 23

Erdogan says Turkey condemns 'unacceptable' Moscow attack

17:07 (IST) Mar 23

Rescuers to search Moscow concert hall for several days

Rescuers will for "several days" scour through the rubble of a Moscow concert hall where gunmen shot dead dozens of people, the Moscow region's governor said Saturday. "Rescuers are working at the site of the tragedy round the clock ... the work will continue for at least several more days," said Andrey Vorobyov in a post on Telegram.

17:06 (IST) Mar 23

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the Moscow concert hall shooting 'in the strongest possible terms.'

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the attack "in the strongest possible terms," spokesman Farhan Haq said in a statement. Guterres "conveys his deep condolences to the bereaved families and the people and the Government of the Russian Federation," he added, referring to Russia by its official name.

16:55 (IST) Mar 23

UK, Japan condemn terrorist attack in Russia, offer condolences to families of victims

The UK and Japan have condemned the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall near Moscow and extended sympathies to the families of the victims.UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has condemned the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall near Moscow. He stated that the UK offers condolences to the families of the victims. In a post on X, David Cameron stated, "The UK condemns in the strongest terms the deadly terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall near Moscow. We offer our heartfelt condolences and express our deepest sympathy to the families of the many victims. Nothing can ever justify such horrific violence." Meanwhile, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Secretary Kobayashi Maki said that Japan has condemned attacks against civilians. In a statement, Kobayashi Maki stated, "Meanwhile, Regarding a shooting incident occurred at a commercial facility in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation, on March 22 (local time), which resulted in a large number of casualties, Japan firmly condemns such an attack against civilians. Japan extends its sincere condolences to the bereaved families, and expresses its heartfelt sympathy to those who were injured."

16:53 (IST) Mar 23

Zelensky aide denies Ukraine link to Moscow concert hall attack

Kyiv said Saturday it rejected Russian claims of a Ukrainian link to an attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 100 people. "The versions of Russian special services regarding Ukraine are absolutely untenable and absurd," presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, after Russia's FSB said Saturday it had arrested the gunmen trying to flee to Ukraine.

16:36 (IST) Mar 23

Moscow attack: All 4 assailants among 11 detained, 2 nabbed after car chase

Two assailants responsible for the fatal attack at Moscow's Crocus City Mall on late Friday have been detained after a car chase, a Russian lawmaker said on Saturday. According to the Russian news agencies, 11 more suspects, including another two assailants, have been detained. At least four attackers had opened gunfire in the mall.

16:12 (IST) Mar 23

Moscow shooting attackers had contacts in Ukraine: Russia's FSB

Four suspected perpetrators of the deadly attack near Moscow on Friday that killed over 100 people, were heading towards Russia's border with Ukraine when they were apprehended early on Saturday, and had contacts on the Ukrainian side, said Interfax quoting the FSB security service

16:06 (IST) Mar 23

Russian Lawmaker Kartapolov: If Ukraine is found to be behind Moscow attack, there should be a clear answer on the battlefield

16:04 (IST) Mar 23

Perpetrators of Moscow attack were heading to Russia- Ukraine border and had contacts on the Ukrainian side

15:48 (IST) Mar 23

Rescuers to search Moscow concert hall for 'several days'

Rescuers will for "several days" scour through the rubble of a Moscow concert hall where gunmen shot dead dozens of people, the Moscow region's governor said Saturday."Rescuers are working at the site of the tragedy round the clock ... the work will continue for at least several more days," said Andrey Vorobyov in a post on Telegram.

15:37 (IST) Mar 23

Death toll in Moscow concert attack climbs to 115: Investigators

"The emergency services have found more bodies while removing the rubble. The death toll now stands at 115 people," Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said in a statement.