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At Least 133 Dead in Attack at Concert Hall Outside Moscow

At least 40 people are reportedly dead after gunmen opened fire at a concert venue outside of Moscow Friday night, March 22.

The attack took place at Crocus City Hall, a massive complex in Krasnogorsk that includes a concert venue, shopping mall, convention center, hotels, and restaurants. A reporter on the scene for the local news agency RIA Novosit said: “At least three people in camouflage burst into the ground floor of Crocus City Hall and opened fire with automatic weapons. As of press time, Russian president Vladimir Putin had yet to make an official statement about the attack, though a Kremlin spokesperson said he was briefed on the incident minutes after it started.

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