Russia observes a day of mourning for the victims of the attack

Today is a day of mourning in Russia for the victims of Friday’s attack on a popular concert hall Crocus City Hallon the outskirts of Moscow.

According to the latest data presented by the authorities this morning, the terrorist attack caused the least 133 deadincluding three children, i 152 injuredmost of whom are in hospital, almost fifty in serious condition.

Since the early hours of the morning, Muscovites have been bringing flowers to the site of the attack in the city KrasnogorskAbout 20 kilometers from the center of Moscow.

Already the day before, as EFE was able to verify, a monument spontaneously appeared next to the building of the concert hall in which the Russians placed bouquets of red flowers and carnations in memory of the victims of the attack.

This Sunday, flags in official Russian institutions and their embassies abroad will be flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning.

Cultural events and leisure activities throughout the country have also been cancelled.

Attack in Crocus City Hallhe claimed Islamic Stateis the biggest terrorist attack that this country has suffered in two decades after the massacre in Beslan (2004).

Russian President Vladimir Putinhe stated this Saturday that “all the authors, organizers and instigators of this crime will receive a well-deserved and irreparable punishment, whoever they are and regardless of whether they were sent”.

Security forces have so far arrested eleven people linked to the attack, four of whom personally participated in the massacre, according to authorities.

Meanwhile, Russian media and social networks are spreading stories about the victims of the attacks, told by their friends and families.

Some survivors are also sharing first-hand pictures from inside the concert hall during the attack, which surprised the group’s concertgoers. Picnic.

According to official sources, on the day of the group’s performance, more than 6600 tickets for his concert.