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Showing Original Post only (View all)Four suspects arrested after at least 93 killed in Moscow concert attack, Russia says [View all]
At least 93 people are dead and more than 140 have been wounded after gunmen open fired at a rock concert at Crocus City Hall in a suburb of Moscow on Friday evening local time, Russian intelligence says
Four people directly involved in the attack are among 11 arrested, Russia's security chief has told President Vladimir Putin this morning
The US says it's credible that an affiliate of the Islamic State group could be behind the attack, after the group said they carried out the attack.
The White House also says it warned Russia of a potential attack on "large gatherings" in Moscow earlier this month. Russia has not commented
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-68642036?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=65fe86b3b26acd1fbf32f86a%26Recap%3A%20What%27s%20been%20happening%3F%262024-03-23T08%3A41%3A11.021Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:043f7ff3-2fec-4a7d-8704-2ee85d07ebf1&pinned_post_asset_id=65fe86b3b26acd1fbf32f86a&pinned_post_type=share
Four people directly involved in the attack are among 11 arrested, Russia's security chief has told President Vladimir Putin this morning
The US says it's credible that an affiliate of the Islamic State group could be behind the attack, after the group said they carried out the attack.
The White House also says it warned Russia of a potential attack on "large gatherings" in Moscow earlier this month. Russia has not commented
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-68642036?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=65fe86b3b26acd1fbf32f86a%26Recap%3A%20What%27s%20been%20happening%3F%262024-03-23T08%3A41%3A11.021Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:043f7ff3-2fec-4a7d-8704-2ee85d07ebf1&pinned_post_asset_id=65fe86b3b26acd1fbf32f86a&pinned_post_type=share
The BBC Russian service is reporting some more detail on those in hospital after the attack. Citing Russias ministry of health it reports that 16 people including one child are in an extremely serious condition, and that 44 other people including two children are in a serious condition.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/23/moscow-concert-attack-crocus-city-hall-shooting-russia-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-65fe9e9f8f08ed13c27ca92f#block-65fe9e9f8f08ed13c27ca92f
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/23/moscow-concert-attack-crocus-city-hall-shooting-russia-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-65fe9e9f8f08ed13c27ca92f#block-65fe9e9f8f08ed13c27ca92f
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Four suspects arrested after at least 93 killed in Moscow concert attack, Russia says [View all]
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2024
OP
Is it really communicating if Russia is not listening though? How many people died because the Kremlin ignored us?
ck4829
Mar 2024
#3
"Russian government withheld intelligence" "Declined requests for more information", not quite the heroes here
ck4829
Mar 2024
#30
Hours before ISIS attacked, Putin added the "LGBT movement" to an official list of "terrorists and extremists"
ck4829
Mar 2024
#31
"decided not to even dignify it with a response", because you didn't want to respond to this, right?
ck4829
Mar 2024
#34
"Last one has absolutely nothing to do with the subject matter", I'm sorry, what?
ck4829
Mar 2024
#36
Well, perhaps Russian police aren't the indiscriminate killers you seem to think they are
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2024
#4
Actually, they and their predecessors *are* famous for arresting people
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2024
#15
Whoever they detained, Putin's police will make them sing a little song about Ukraine
0rganism
Mar 2024
#19
Maybe the four will commit suicide while in custody like Navalny and Epstein.
keithbvadu2
Mar 2024
#26