With the number of fatalities rising to 115 and over 120 wounded, Russian officials have apprehended 11 persons in relation to the heinous incident that took place at a crowded music venue outside of Moscow. The Russian Investigative Committee said on Saturday that further remains had been discovered inside the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, a northern suburb of Moscow.
"As for the dead, I must say right away that the number of victims will grow significantly," said Andrei Vorobyov, the governor of the Moscow area, during his Saturday visit to the scene.
Fans were getting ready to see the seasoned rock band Picnic, a product of the Soviet period, play at the venue on Friday when gunmen in war fatigues opened fire at them with automatic guns.
An ISIS offshoot that has been active in Afghanistan and Iran, Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), took credit for the attack.
For at least ten years, the perpetrator of the bloodiest assault in Russia has remained a mystery to the police. In 2004, the Beslan school siege claimed the lives of over 330 individuals, with half of them being children.
ISIS-K said that its members had assaulted "a large gathering" on the outskirts of Moscow and had "retreated to their bases safely." ISIS-K had already struck the Russian embassy in Kabul.
Four shooters were among the people arrested early on Saturday, and investigations were still on to identify their collaborators, according to Alexander Bortnikov, the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB), who relayed this information to President Vladimir Putin.
According to the investigation committee, when a fire consumed the 6,000-seat facility, victims perished from smoke inhalation and gunshot wounds.
It said, "The terrorists set fire to the concert hall's premises, where spectators were located, including wounded people, using a flammable liquid."
Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said that as of Saturday am, around 107 patients remained in the hospital.
Verified footage showed individuals filing out of the auditorium after taking their seats, all as shouts and gunshots resounded. There was other film showing guys firing at crowds. Some victims in blood pools lay lifeless.
"Above us, there were bangs, like gunfire. A witness, who wished to remain anonymous, told the news agency Reuters, "I do not know what caused the burst of firing."
"A rush got under way. According to the witness, "everyone ran to the escalator." "Everybody was running and screaming."
According to Russian authorities, there is more security at Moscow's train and airport terminals as well as on the metro. With almost 12 million residents living in the vicinity, the mayor canceled all large-scale events and ordered the closure of local theaters and museums for the weekend. Additional Russian areas increased security as well.
In the Bryansk district, some 340 kilometers (210 miles) southwest of Moscow, police noticed a Renault car belonging to Russian lawmaker Alexander Khinshtein. The assailants had driven off, ignoring orders to halt.
After a vehicle pursuit, he said that two guys were caught and the other two ran into a forest. Their detention seems to have followed, based on the Kremlin's version.
According to Khinshtein, the automobile had a weapon, an assault rifle magazine, and passports from Tajikistan, a former Soviet state in Central Asia.
"As for the dead, I must say right away that the number of victims will grow significantly," said Andrei Vorobyov, the governor of the Moscow area, during his Saturday visit to the scene.
Fans were getting ready to see the seasoned rock band Picnic, a product of the Soviet period, play at the venue on Friday when gunmen in war fatigues opened fire at them with automatic guns.
An ISIS offshoot that has been active in Afghanistan and Iran, Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), took credit for the attack.
For at least ten years, the perpetrator of the bloodiest assault in Russia has remained a mystery to the police. In 2004, the Beslan school siege claimed the lives of over 330 individuals, with half of them being children.
ISIS-K said that its members had assaulted "a large gathering" on the outskirts of Moscow and had "retreated to their bases safely." ISIS-K had already struck the Russian embassy in Kabul.
Four shooters were among the people arrested early on Saturday, and investigations were still on to identify their collaborators, according to Alexander Bortnikov, the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB), who relayed this information to President Vladimir Putin.
According to the investigation committee, when a fire consumed the 6,000-seat facility, victims perished from smoke inhalation and gunshot wounds.
It said, "The terrorists set fire to the concert hall's premises, where spectators were located, including wounded people, using a flammable liquid."
Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said that as of Saturday am, around 107 patients remained in the hospital.
Verified footage showed individuals filing out of the auditorium after taking their seats, all as shouts and gunshots resounded. There was other film showing guys firing at crowds. Some victims in blood pools lay lifeless.
"Above us, there were bangs, like gunfire. A witness, who wished to remain anonymous, told the news agency Reuters, "I do not know what caused the burst of firing."
"A rush got under way. According to the witness, "everyone ran to the escalator." "Everybody was running and screaming."
According to Russian authorities, there is more security at Moscow's train and airport terminals as well as on the metro. With almost 12 million residents living in the vicinity, the mayor canceled all large-scale events and ordered the closure of local theaters and museums for the weekend. Additional Russian areas increased security as well.
In the Bryansk district, some 340 kilometers (210 miles) southwest of Moscow, police noticed a Renault car belonging to Russian lawmaker Alexander Khinshtein. The assailants had driven off, ignoring orders to halt.
After a vehicle pursuit, he said that two guys were caught and the other two ran into a forest. Their detention seems to have followed, based on the Kremlin's version.
According to Khinshtein, the automobile had a weapon, an assault rifle magazine, and passports from Tajikistan, a former Soviet state in Central Asia.
