Russian MFA labels incident at Crocus City Hall as terrorist attack

BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 22. The Russian Foreign
Ministry has labeled the incident at Crocus City Hall as a
terrorist attack. Maria Zakharova, the official representative of
the Russian Foreign Ministry, condemned the “bloody terrorist
attack in Crocus City Hall” as a monstrous crime. She made these
remarks in her Telegram channel, Trend reports.

Zakharova emphasized the global response, noting that the
Russian Foreign Ministry has been inundated with calls from
citizens worldwide expressing condolences for the tragedy at Crocus
City Hall and condemning the violent terrorist act witnessed by
humanity. She stressed the importance of the entire world community
uniting to denounce this heinous crime. Zakharova also mentioned
that Russian authorities are focused on rescue efforts.

The incident unfolded when an unidentified individual began
shooting at Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow, prompting
evacuations, according to reports from Russian operational
services.

Eyewitnesses reported that a person dressed in camouflage attire
fired shots from a machine gun inside Crocus City Hall, just before
the scheduled concert by the Picnic group.

The shooting resulted in the loss of 40 lives, with over 100
individuals sustaining injuries.