Shooting at a concert hall in Moscow

This came according to what was reported by the TASS news agency, citing the Russian Security Service (FSB). More than 100 people were injured.

Pictures and videos from the scene show a large fire in the concert hall. Several explosions were also reported.

At 19:00 Norwegian time, RIA reported that about 100 people had been evacuated from the basement of the concert hall. According to TASS, people are still trapped on the roof of the building.

At 20:00 Norwegian time, RIA reported that the roof of the concert hall was about to collapse.

Meanwhile, there are unconfirmed reports that the attackers are holed up inside the building.

The attack is officially considered a “terrorist attack”, according to the so-called police investigation committee in Norway.

TASS wrote that Russia has now tightened security measures at airports and train stations. According to Interfax, all sporting, cultural and other public events in Moscow have been canceled over the weekend.

Witness: “Run, they are shooting!”

It is not known how many people took part in the attack, but a witness reportedly saw five men attacking the entrance to the concert venue, Mash channel wrote on Telegram.

According to the eyewitness, the five attackers appeared to be well prepared and heavily armed.

Mobile videos seen by VG from the scene confirm this course of events.

-We're a little late to the party. When we were a few meters away from the entrance, they started shooting directly at us. Someone fell dead right in front of me. An anonymous eyewitness told Dozhed TV channel that people started shouting, “Run away, they are shooting.”

– Another eyewitness told Dojd: – People rushed through the closed doors to get out and get away from the shooting.

Video footage shown on Astra's Telegram channel shows terrorists shooting randomly inside the concert hall.

Crocus City Hall is located in Krasnogorsk, northwest of Moscow, and consists of a shopping mall, a concert hall, and a theater. A number of famous international artists have held concerts in this building, including Aha and Elton John.

On Friday evening, Russian rock band Picnic was scheduled to give a concert, TASS reported.

The concert venue can accommodate about 6,000 people.

Several special forces are present at the scene, including the OMON special force, according to TASS.

According to Governor Andrei Vorobyov, 70 ambulance teams are working at the scene Medusa.

– A terrible tragedy

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin offered his condolences on Friday evening to all the victims of the attack.

– Today a terrible tragedy occurred in Crocus City. Condolences to the victims and their relatives, he writes on a telegram.

– I have issued orders to provide all necessary assistance to those affected by the accident.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova calls on the international community to condemn the shooting incident at a concert hall in Moscow.

She described the incident as a “terrible crime.”

The Norwegian Foreign Ministry's press officer told VG on Friday evening that they are monitoring the situation and are in dialogue with the embassy in Moscow.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not yet received any information indicating that Norwegian citizens were affected by the attack.

USA: Warning of attack

March 7 to caution The US embassy said that “extremists” had imminent plans to launch an attack in Moscow.

The embassy, ​​which has repeatedly asked all Americans to leave Russia, provided few details about the threat, but urged people to stay away from concerts and crowds.

The Norwegian Foreign Ministry also asked Norwegians to avoid large gatherings in Moscow, after learning of reports of an increasing terrorist threat.

At the time, President Vladimir Putin dismissed the warning as a Western attempt to intimidate people.

On Friday evening, Norwegian time, White House spokesman John Kirkby said that there were no indications that Ukraine was behind the attack.

There are currently no indications that Ukraine or Ukrainians were involved in the shooting, Kirkby says.