FRIDAY NIGHT'S DEATH TOLL IN CROCUS CITY HALL TERROR ATTACK HAS RISEN TO 133, AND 107 INJURED
"Friday Night's Terrorist Mass Shooting & Grenade Attack Has Killed 133 & Left 107 Hospitalized, The Islamic State Has Claimed Responsibility."
Saturday, March 23, 2024, 2:00 P.M. ET. By Art Fletcher & Jennifer Hodges: Englebrook Independent News,
MOSCOW, RU.- The Death Toll has risen to 133 and 107 People have been reported Hospitalized in The Friday Night Terrorist Mass Shooting and Grenade Attack at The Crocus City Hall Concert Venue just outside of Moscow. Russian Authorities that Eleven People have been taken into custody including Four of The Gunmen.
Shortly after the Attack, The Militant Group Islamic State claimed responsibility for The Friday Night massacre, but there have been indications that Russian Officials are pursuing a Ukrainian connection, despite repeated denials from Ukrainian Officials that Kyiv had anything to do with the Attack.
Putin in a Televised Address said Eleven People have been Detained, including Four Gunmen. "They tried to hide and move towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them on the Ukraine side to cross the state border," Putin added.
The FSB Security Service said The Gunman had contacts in Ukraine and were captured near The Russia Ukraine Border. The FSB further said that the Eleven were being transferred to Moscow. Neither Putin nor The FSB Security Service presented any evidence of a link with Ukraine. For the past 25 Months Russia has been at War with Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Military Intelligence spokesman Andrriy Yusov told Reuters, "Ukraine was of course not involved in this terror attack. Ukraine is defending its sovereignty from Russian invaders, liberating its own territory, and is fighting with occupiers' army and military targets, not civilians."
Today, Shortly before 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time, The United States State Department released a statement, "The United States strongly condemns yesterday's deadly terrorist attack in Moscow. We send our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those killed and all affected by this heinous crime. We condemn terrorism in all its forms and stand in solidarity with the people of Russia in grieving the loss of life from this horrific event."
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