Shooting and blast reported inside concert hall in Moscow region
By Mariya Knight, CNN
Updated 2:37 PM EDT, Fri March 22, 2024
Smoke rises above the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue following a reported shooting incident on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia, on March 22.
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Smoke rises above the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue following a reported shooting and blast in the outskirts of Moscow, Russia, on March 22.
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Three armed men opened fire inside the Crocus City Hall concert hall in the Moscow region, according to Russian state media agencies TASS and RIA Novosti.

There are believed to be dead and wounded, Russian state media reported, without specifying any numbers.

“People in camouflage, at least three, burst into the ground floor of the Crocus City Hall and opened fire with automatic weapons,” RIA Novosti reported Friday, citing its correspondent on the scene.