Deaths, injuries reported after gunmen open fire at people at concert hall near Moscow

At least three gunmen dressed in camouflage clothing opened fire at people in the Crocus City Hall music venue near Moscow, Russia’s state RIA news agency reported on March 22, and then started a fire inside the building. Some people have been killed and wounded in the incident, Russian state news agency TASS reported. 

At least three gunmen dressed in camouflage clothing opened fire at people in the Crocus City Hall music venue near Moscow, Russia’s state RIA news agency reported on March 22, and then started a fire inside the building. Between two and five people were involved in an attack, news agency Interfax reported.

RIA said some people had definitely been wounded in the attack amid unconfirmed reports that a number of people had also been shot dead. Some people have been killed and wounded in the incident, Russian state news agency TASS reported. 

Police were working at the scene, RIA said.

Video footage published on Russian social media channels showed a large crowd of concert goers attempting to flee the hall. Numerous loud gunshots could be heard.

Other video footage showed people who appeared to be dead lying in pools of blood outside the hall.

The TASS state news agency reported a blast and a fire in the building where the shooting took place.