Russia calls on the international community to condemn the attack on the outskirts of Moscow

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia today urged the international community to condemn the attack carried out by a group of armed men on a shopping center on the outskirts of Moscow.

“The entire international community has an obligation to condemn this horrible crime” he pointed Maria Zakharovaspokesperson for Foreign Affairs, on his Telegram channel.

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The diplomat highlighted that Russia received countless calls with firm convictions “bloody attack” what happened “before the eyes of all humanity”.

The Mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyaninand the Federal Security Service (FSB) today admitted the deaths of several people in the shooting that occurred this Friday, shortly before a rock concert in the city of Krasnogorskon the outskirts of the Russian capital.

“Today in (…) Croco City Hall A terrible tragedy occurred. My condolences to the families of the deceased“, he wrote on his Telegram channel.

According to several Telegram channels, up to fifteen people may have died in the attack carried out by several individuals armed with automatic weapons, with around fifty others expected to be injured.

In videos posted on Telegram by show participants, several bodies can be seen inside the Crocus City Hall shopping mall.

The shots were fired by at least three people dressed in camouflage clothing in the shopping center, where an explosion and fire occurred, according to the official RIA Nóvosti agency.

Western embassies in Russia have warned of possible terrorist attacks in that country, warnings that Russian President Vladimir Putin considered “an attempt to intimidate and destabilize our society”.

“Let me remind you of recent statements, frankly provocativefrom various Western official structures about the possibility of terrorist attacks in Russia. This all looks like open blackmail and an attempt to intimidate and destabilize our society.,” Putin said this week during a meeting with the FSB leadership.

A week before Russian presidential elections From March 15 to 17, several Western embassies warned of possible terrorist attacks in Russia.

The first legation to issue a warning to its citizens was the representation of USAwhich two years ago also warned its citizens about the imminent start of the war in Ukraine, just days before it began.

According to a message on the embassy’s website USAextremist groups had “imminent attack plans” large crowds of people on Russian territory over the next few days.

Also the embassy of UK It cited this notice on its website and assured that it was closely monitoring this information.

Later, other embassies, such as those of Germany, Netherlands and Latviaasked their citizens to take extreme security measures given the risk of attacks in Russia.

Source: Elcomercio

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