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Crocus City Hall attack
2024 mass shooting and explosion in Krasnogorsk, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 22 March 2024, a coordinated attack against civilians occurred at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Crocus City, Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. The attack began at around 20:00 MSK (UTC+3), shortly before the Russian band Picnic was scheduled to play a sold-out show at the venue. Four attackers associated with Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS–KP or ISIS-K) carried out a mass shooting, as well as slashing attacks[3] on the people gathered at the venue, and used incendiary devices to set the venue on fire.[16][17][18] Investigators said 145 people had been killed (including those who died later in hospital), and more than 551 concertgoers injured by gunfire or suffering from burns.[19][20][18] On 28 March, Russian authorities also claimed that a further 95 people were missing.[21]
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Part of Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus, terrorism in Russia and Islamic terrorism in Europe | |
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Location | Crocus City Hall, Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia |
Coordinates | 55°49′33″N 37°23′25″E |
Date | 22 March 2024; 3 months ago (2024-03-22) 19:58–20:11[1] (MSK) |
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Deaths | 145[lower-alpha 1][5][6] |
Injured | 551[6][7] |
Perpetrators | ![]() |
No. of participants | 4 (per IS, and 4 suspected perpetrators brought to pre-trial hearing)[8][9] |
Motive | Islamic extremism[2][10]
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Charges | Terrorism[14][15] |
IS claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement through the IS-affiliated Amaq News Agency shortly after the attack, with its regional branch in the Afghanistan–Pakistan border region, Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS–KP or ISIS-K), most likely being responsible.[22][23][17] Amaq also published a video filmed by one of the attackers. It showed the attackers shooting victims and slitting the throat of a victim, while the filming attacker was reciting the takbir, praising God and speaking against infidels.[3][18]
Russia's Foreign Ministry called the incident a terrorist attack.[24] Russian president Vladimir Putin called the attack a "barbaric terrorist act" and said that the gunmen had been arrested.[25] He also declared 24 March 2024 to be a national day of mourning,[16] and sought to link assailants to Ukraine, in what has been described as “very doubtful and primitive” disinformation.[16][26] It was the deadliest attack on Russian soil since the Beslan school siege in 2004.[27][28] Investigators detained 12 people in relation to the attack,[29] including four suspects, who were charged with terrorism later on 24 March.[30][14][15]