The Foreign Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Krasnogorsk near Moscow.
“Images reaching us from Moscow are terrible. Our thoughts with the victims and wounded, as well as with the Russian people,” follows from the department on the social network x.
It is necessary to “shed light” on the “disgusting actions” of the attackers, said in the French Foreign Ministry.
President of French Emmanuel Macron also condemned the attack earlier. “The president of the republic decisively condemns a terrorist act,” the French media cite the president’s words with reference to the Elisean Palace.
In his statement, the Head of State “expressed solidarity with the victims, their families and with the whole Russian people.”
“The president carefully monitors the situation,” the French leader said in the administration.
In addition, the head of the parliamentary faction of the National Association, Marine Le Pen, also expressed condolences, comparing events in the Moscow Region with the Bataklan concert hall in Paris in Paris in 2015, whose victims were 130 people.
The Russian Embassy in France on Saturday launched the state flag over the building of the diplomatic mission in the sign of mourning for the victims of the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall.
On the evening of March 22, unknown men armed with machine guns broke into the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Krasnogorsk near Moscow and opened fire. A fire began in the room. Operational services reported explosions in the building.
As a result of the attack, 115 people died, over 120 were injured. The number of victims may increase, warned in the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. A criminal case has been opened under Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (terrorist act).
The fire in Crocus City Hall is practically eliminated, the Structures and analysis of the rubble are continuing, the Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobyov said. The ignition area was 12.9 thousand square meters. m. The roof fell over the concert hall.
Russian regions, including Moscow and the region, cancel sports, cultural and other mass events. Security measures have been strengthened in the capital’s airports. Russian Railways reported to strengthen security measures in trains and at railway stations.
The director of the FSB of Russia Alexander Bortnikov reported to President Vladimir Putin about the detention of 11 people, including 4 terrorists who participated in the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall.