Firefighters put out the fire at the concert hall after the attack near Moscow, rescue work continues

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140 people are hospitalized after the attack, the ministry also said. More than 130 other people had to seek medical help. Over several thousand residents of Moscow came to donate blood.

“Over 4,000 Muscovites have come to help the wounded today. A large number of those who wished to help arrived even before the (donation) center opened, and the flow of people arriving during the day was unprecedented,” state news agency TASS quoted health authorities as saying.

Rescuers only reached the main hall of the concert hall this morning at 7:30 a.m. local time, according to Governor Vorobyov. According to him, the main part of the rescue work will last until Sunday.

Attackers opened fire in a concert hall in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow, on Friday evening. According to the Russian FSB secret service, there were four gunmen and they were arrested this morning in the Bryansk region in western Russia. They entered the premises through the main entrance. In the attack, they also used a flammable liquid and a fire started in the concert hall, which subsequently engulfed a large area. At the same time, an unknown number of people remained trapped under the rubble of the collapsed parts of the building.

In a televised appearance today, Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated that, in his opinion, Ukraine was behind the attack. However, the terrorist organization Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, and Kiev denied any connection with Friday’s events in Moscow.

According to experts contacted by , the attack bears the signature of the Islamic State. Czech security expert Adam Dolník told the agency that Islamic State’s claim of responsibility for Friday’s events in Moscow seemed credible, and noted that the organization had targeted Russians in the past. In this context, he recalled the 2015 attack on a flight from Egypt’s Sharm al-Sheikh to St. Petersburg or the 2022 attack on the Russian embassy in Kabul.