The number of fatalities from the attack on a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow, in Russiarose to 133 people, according to the latest reports that do not rule out that the number will increase in the coming hours as the search work progresses.
In a brief televised message, the Russian president Vladimir Putin He assured this Saturday that “the authors, organizers and those who commissioned this crime will receive a well-deserved and irremediable punishment, whoever they are and regardless of whether they were sent.”
The Russian health ministry is examining the bodies of the victims. According to the BBC, there were more than 6,000 people in the venue at the time of the attack. At least 115 people were treated in medical centers, and 60 remained in critical condition, including five children.
Hours before, the terrorist group Islamic State (EI) released an image of those allegedly responsible for Friday’s attack. Three of them, they indicated, “began shooting into the crowd” at the Crocus City Hall concert hall, while the fourth set fire to the facility “using incendiary bombs that had been prepared in advance for this purpose.”
Although the Russian president did not comment on the terrorist group’s statements, he highlighted that they have eleven people arrested in connection with the terrorist attackthe largest that Russia has suffered since the Beslan massacre, twenty years ago, reports the EFE agency.
Russia continues to investigate the tragedy to find those who helped them with transportation, the escape route and provided them with a hiding place for their weapons and ammunition. “They tried to flee and were heading to Ukraine, where, according to preliminary information, a window on the Ukrainian side had been prepared for them to cross the border,” Putin explained.
Russia shields itself
He russian president He stressed that the authorities have already reinforced anti-terrorist measures in the capital, the adjacent Moscow region, where the incident took place, and the rest of the country.
“The main thing now is to prevent those behind this bloodbath from committing a new crime,” he stated and announced that Sunday will be a day of national mourning.
Putin, who came to power in 1999 with a strong hand against terrorism as his calling card, regretted that among the victims are children, adolescents and women and assured that Russia will emerge stronger from this challenge.
Simultaneously, local authorities extended the cancellation of all mass events until early next week. In particular, the friendly match between the Russian and Paraguayan teams, scheduled for Monday at the Dynamo Moscow stadium, was suspended.
With information from Agencia EFE and BBC
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