#moscow concert hall

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The Moscow Concert Hall, located in Russia, was attacked by multiple gunmen a few days ago. ISIS has claimed to be behind the attack, and the death toll is currently upwards of 130. The EU and other nations have condemned the attack.

Live guardian article.

Sky news article here.

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France raises terror threat level to highest in reaction to Moscow concert hall attack

France has raised its alert level to the highest after a deadly terrorist attack at a Russian concert hall killed at least 137 people, LBC reports.

Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced the decision in a post on website X, saying the authorities were “taking into account the Islamic State’s claim of responsibility for the terrorist attack in Moscow and the threats hanging over our country.” He said, referring to France’s security alert system:

We have decided to raise the Vigipirate state to its highest level: attack emergency.

The announcement was made after President Emmanuel Macron held an emergency security meeting. A branch of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack.

France has been the victim of deadly Islamic State attacks on multiple occasions, including the 2015 Bataclan theatre massacre, when extremists opened fire on concertgoers and held hostages for hours. French troops have also battled Islamic extremists in the Middle East and Africa.

Read more HERE

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As hard as I try, I do not see a van Gogh self-portrait here...

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Crocus City Hall | 22.03.2024

An ordinary Friday evening, people went to a concert to take a break from a difficult week,They didn't even know what would happen...

People didn't deserve to die like that

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Russia says 40 killed and more than 100 wounded in attack on Moscow concert hall

MOSCOW (AP) — Several assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing at least 40 people, injuring more than 100 others and setting fire to the venue in a brazen attack just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide. It wasn’t immediately clear what happened to the…

[underthewingsofthblackeagle]

At least 115 people are now known to have been killed in an attack on a concert hall near Moscow, and officials are warning that the death toll could rise further. Investigators have announced a series of arrests - four people directly involved in the attack have been detained. The so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility.

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At Least 139 People, Including Three Children, Were Killed on March 22 When Gunmen Opened Fire Inside a Moscow Concert Hall and Then Set Fire To The Complex. It Is The Deadliest Attack In Europe To Have Been Claimed By Daesh In Recent Years.

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No less than 40 killed and dozens injured in Moscow live performance corridor taking pictures; ISIS claims accountability

A number of gunmen burst into a big live performance corridor on the sting of Moscow on Friday and sprayed the group with computerized gunfire, killing no less than 40 individuals, injuring greater than 100 others and setting hearth to the venue in a brazen assault simply days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on energy in a extremely orchestrated electoral landslide. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin described the assault as a "big tragedy" and which state authorities are investigating as terrorism. The assault, which left the live performance corridor in flames with a collapsed roof, was the deadliest assault in Russia in years and got here because the nation's struggle in Ukraine dragged into a 3rd yr. The Islamic State group has claimed accountability for the assault in a press release posted on affiliated channels on social media. In a press release posted by its Aamaq information company, the group mentioned it attacked a big gathering of Christians within the metropolis of Krasnogorsk on the outskirts of the Russian capital of Moscow, killing and wounding a whole bunch. It was not instantly doable to confirm the authenticity of the declare. A U.S. official tells CBS Information the U.S. has intelligence confirming the Islamic State's claims of accountability, and that they don't have any purpose to doubt these claims. The U.S. official additionally confirmed that the U.S. offered intelligence to Russia a couple of potential assault underneath the intelligence group's Obligation to Warn requirement. Nationwide Safety Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson confirmed that in a press release offered to CBS Information Friday night. "Earlier this month, the U.S. authorities had details about a deliberate terrorist assault in Moscow —probably focusing on giant gatherings, to incorporate concert events— which prompted the State Division to problem a public advisory to Individuals in Russia," Watson mentioned. "The U.S. authorities additionally shared this data with Russian authorities in accordance with its longstanding 'obligation to warn' coverage." A U.S. regulation enforcement official tells CBS Information that there isn't any recognized menace to the U.S. emanating from the Moscow assault. Russia's Federal Safety Service, the primary home safety and counter-terrorism company, mentioned 40 individuals have been killed and greater than 100 have been wounded within the assault at Crocus Metropolis Corridor, a big music corridor on Moscow's western edge. The assailants threw explosives, triggering the large blaze on the corridor, which may accommodate 6,000, in response to Russian information shops. Video from outdoors confirmed the constructing on hearth, with an enormous cloud of smoke rising by means of the night time sky. The road was lit up by the blinking blue lights of dozens of firetrucks, ambulances and different emergency automobiles. The assault occurred as crowds gathered for a efficiency by the well-known Russian rock band Picnic. Russian information studies mentioned concertgoers have been being evacuated, however that an unknown quantity might have been trapped by the blaze. The prosecutor's workplace mentioned a number of males in fight fatigues entered the live performance corridor and fired on concertgoers. A large blaze is seen over the Crocus Metropolis Corridor on the western fringe of Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 22, 2024.Sergei Vedyashkin / AP Repeated volleys of gunfire may very well be heard in movies posted by Russian media and on Telegram channels. One confirmed two males with rifles shifting by means of the venue. One other confirmed a person contained in the auditorium and saying the assailants had set it on hearth, as gunshots rang out incessantly within the background. Different movies confirmed as much as 4 attackers, armed with assault rifles and sporting caps, who have been taking pictures at screaming individuals at point-blank vary. Guards on the live performance corridor did not have weapons, and a few might have been killed in the beginning of the assault, Russian media reported. It wasn't instantly clear what occurred to the assailants, however some Russian information shops steered that they fled earlier than particular forces and riot police arrived. Russian authorities mentioned safety has been tightened at Moscow's airports, railway stations and the capital's sprawling subway system. Moscow's mayor canceled all mass gatherings, and theaters and museums shut for the weekend. Different Russian areas additionally tightened safety. Elmurod Usubaliev/Anadolu through Getty Photos The Kremlin hasn't blamed anybody for the assault, however some Russian lawmakers have been fast to accuse Ukraine of being behind it. Hours earlier than the assault, the Russian army launched a sweeping barrage on Ukraine's energy system, crippling the nation's largest hydroelectric plant and different power amenities and leaving greater than one million individuals with out electrical energy. John Kirby, a spokesman for the White Home Nationwide Safety Council, mentioned Friday that he could not but discuss all the main points however that "the photographs are simply horrible. And simply onerous to look at." "Our ideas are going to be with the victims of this horrible, horrible taking pictures assault," Kirby mentioned. "There are some mothers and dads and brothers and sisters and little kids who have not gotten the information but. That is going to be a troublesome day." The assault adopted a statement issued earlier this month by the U.S. Embassy in Moscow that urged Individuals to keep away from crowded locations within the Russian capital in view of "imminent" plans by extremists to focus on giant gatherings in Moscow, a warning that was repeated by a number of different Western embassies. Requested in regards to the embassy's discover issued on March 7, Kirby referred the query to the State Division, including: "I do not suppose that was associated to this particular assault." Responding to a query about whether or not Washington had any prior details about the assault, Kirby responded: "I am not conscious of any advance information that we had of this horrible assault." Russia was shaken by a sequence of lethal terror assaults within the early 2000s throughout the preventing with separatists within the Russian province of Chechnya. In October 2002, Chechen militants took about 800 individuals hostage at a Moscow theater. Two days later, Russian particular forces stormed the constructing, and 129 hostages and 41 Chechen fighters died, most of them from the consequences of narcotic fuel Russian forces used to subdue the attackers. And in September 2004, about 30 Chechen militants seized a college in Beslan in southern Russia, taking a whole bunch of hostages. The siege resulted in a massacre two days later and greater than 330 individuals, about half of them youngsters, have been killed. Read the full article

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The terrorist organization responsible for the attack on Moscow's Crocus City Hall was ISIL (ISIS)

Gunmen in combat fatigues opened fire and detonated explosives at Moscow  Crocus City Hall killing at least 60 people and injuring 145 in a brazen attack claimed by the ISIL (ISIS) group. At least five camouflage-clad gunmen with automatic weapons burst into the packed concert hall in the Russian capital’s western suburbs on Friday night as the audience was gathering to watch the veteran rock…

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[Edit today we know that more than 100 are dead, including children, oh and it took police an hour to do sth, great!]

In case you don't know yet, hundreds of people were in a famous concert hall with their children when terrorists entered the building, killed security, went on a fucking stage and started to shoot at people. They threw grenades, set fire to the building. And it basically happened in Moscow.

At least 60 people died, more than 140 people are injured. One child died for now and lots of kids are still in the hospital with severe damage. We still don't know the exact numbers.

And it turns out that our government and some other kinda knew about some planning attacks. Which is absolutely great and cool and awesome.

Armed people are walking on city streets and nobody cares, they would certainly care if they saw a rainbow sign on someone, cause it's an absolutely valid reason to send special forces on them. But armed people? What harm might they cause

Goodnight indeed. My family and friends are safe, but we don't feel safe anymore.

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This happened only a few hours ago and the US has already stated that Ukraine had nothing to do with it, which is a little suspicious.

How would the US know the motivations of the gunmen before the media even knows how many gunmen there were? Or do they just automatically jump to the defence of their allies before information comes in?

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Donald Duck and his family mourn the dead in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack and bombing - Donald Duck and his family in Moscow (Russia) and Belgrade (Serbia) - Duck comics - Duckverse

Unfortunately, sorry for the long wait, because I was sick for a few weeks, and I'm recovering a bit now, so I haven't had a chance to draw and post new drawings. Yes, I'm back and will post follow-up drawings related to the previous holidays that were marked as well as the following holidays in the coming period.

Unfortunately, due to the recent events, I am publishing my sad drawings where Donald Duck and his family mourn the deceased. The first drawing shows Donald Duck with Daisy Duck, along with his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck who went to Moscow (the capital of Russia) and where they are mourning the dead and honoring the departed since a week ago (22.3. 2024) a terrorist attack took place in Moscow, in the Crocus City Hall, where over 140 people were killed and over 360 wounded. More could have been killed, if not for a few young men (Muslims and Russians) who saved the other people and took them out of the concert hall, because a concert by a Russian music group was about to take place. Among the dead were not only Russians, but also members of other nationalities who wanted to see that concert. The perpetrators are alleged Muslim terrorists from the Islamic State, and all of them were later caught. I don't want to go further into the discussion about the main principal who financed these terrorists, nor do I want to go into the discussion about the current war in Ukraine, because my blog is not about politics and please don't ask me those questions. This just shows my respect for the deceased not only the victims of that terrorist attack but also all the victims who died in terrorist attacks in the last more than 24 years. It is certainly a terrible event, which is why two days of mourning were declared after that, and I drew the Russian flag at half-mast, because on the day of mourning, the flag is only flown at half-mast, and Daisy in that drawing is wearing a coat and a black bow as a sign of mourning and black clothes are usually worn at funerals. Behind them, you can see the Basilica of St. Basil as well as the Spasskaya Tower, which is located within the Kremlin. Rest in peace to those victims.

Покойтесь с миром жертвы теракта! Слава им! Аминь.

The second drawing shows Donald with his family who are in Belgrade (the capital of Serbia) where they are mourning those who died and died during the bombing by NATO in 1999, as well as the victims in Kosovo and Metohija in 2004. I said that I come from Serbia and what happened 25 years ago was something that many residents of my country cannot forget. I was two years old when it started, so I don't remember it, except from the story of my parents. I don't want to go further into the discussion about the beginning of the war because the topic is too painful, and I doubt that many would understand what I would say. All in all, civilians did not deserve such a thing and it is very difficult to get over such wounds. Because among the dead there were also children who suffered from NATO bombing. There was also the courage of the soldiers who defended the country from the attackers and died bravely defending their country, so they are also honored. In addition to Donald, there are also Daisy Duck, Grandma Duck (Elvira Coot), Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck (Donald's nephews), April, May and June Duck (Daisy's nieces) where they pay tribute to those who died in that war as well as in the violence in Kosovo and Metohija that occurred in 2004, when there was also a mass exodus of Serbs, Roma, Bosniaks and other non-Albanian people from Kosovo and Metohija and the demolition of numerous Orthodox monasteries and churches by Albanian fanatics. Behind them is the Church of St. Sava, one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world, as well as the Beogradanka building, where one of Belgrade's television stations is located. On that grave is written the dedication to those victims as well as the flowers brought to that grave.

Rest in peace to those victims! Amen.

Вечна слава настрадалима и нека почивају у миру! Амин.

Also, since tomorrow is Good Friday, the day of the martyrdom of Jesus Christ, which is a sad day for Christians.

These are my tribute to those victims as well as those who suffered, and that the victims should not be forgotten and history should not be forgotten, because if it is forgotten, it will repeat itself again. Feel free to share this, but please do not use this for other people's purposes and please do not complicate it with political issues, because this blog is not dedicated to that. May God welcome the victims into the Kingdom of God and may they receive eternal glory! Rest in peace! Amen.

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Suspects in Moscow attack put on trial, two plead guilty

Two of four suspects have pleaded guilty to appearing in court on charges of terrorist offences following the attack on a concert hall near Moscow that killed more than 130 people, Russian media reported.

Russian authorities said all four suspects, all natives of Tajikistan, were remanded in custody until at least 22 May, after which they will appear in court.

Dalerdzhon Barotovich Mirzoyev, 32, Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, 30, Shamsidin Fariduni, 25, and Muhammadsobir Fayzov, 19, appeared in Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Sunday.

Mirzoyev and Rachabalizoda pleaded guilty after being charged. A fourth suspect, Fayzov, was taken to court directly from the hospital in a wheelchair.

A branch of the Islamic State (IS) group, IS-K, claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack. Russian authorities said the men were trying to flee to Ukraine when they were arrested.

Russian security services have published a video of the detention and interrogation of the terrorists, two of whom were caught in the Bryansk region, near the border with Ukraine. One of them said he intended to cross the Russian-Ukrainian border. Another perpetrator was apprehended near the scene.

Read more HERE

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Which gun do you prefer: ISIS' green camouflage Kalashnikovs or Donald Trump Jr.'s customized assault weapon?

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By Gary Wilson

FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov dropped a bombshell on March 26, accusing the U.S., Britain, and Ukraine of orchestrating the horrific March 22 concert hall attack in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow, that left 144 dead and 360 injured.

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So yesterday in Russia a bunch of terrorists opened fire in a concert hall just outside Moscow, killed a bunch of people and set fire to the building.

Couple of interesting things about this morbid affair:

Let's first center the victims. They were just innocent people who went to listen to a popular (if bad) rock band. None of them deserved this and my deepest condolences go to their loved ones.

Confirmed deaths are low right now, but because Russian rescue forces are the way they are, the rescue effort was terrible and the number of dead people is sure to rise.

This is already the single deadliest terrorist attack in Russia since the mid-00s, during the second Chechen War.

ISIS took responsibility on their official Telegram channel, but they will take responsibility for anything.

Authorities are searching specifically for people of Central Asian or North Caucasus descent and have apparently made several arrests already. But it's all a bit suspicious.

The terrorists were described as acting in a really professional manner, taking the security down first, shooting single shots or in small bursts as opposed to spray and pray. But then they just made a dash to a border with Belarus, on the same car they were seen leaving the venue in? Seems suspicious.

The US intelligence warned the embassy staff last week that a terrorist attack was being planned in Moscow. So they knew in advance something was going to happen.

Putin offered very little in terms of a response or a reaction, so the whole thing was likely a surprise to him. Even though Americans apparently also warned the Kremlin.

Just a lot of things don't add up at this point. Although things are developing and we will learn more details later.

Russia being Russia means we are already privy to a very limited amount of info.

The state is most likely to blame this on Ukraine. They will not let a good tragedy go to waste.

Overall, I have a sinking feeling this is going to turn out bad for everyone.