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A symphony orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev performed outside Moscow's Crocus City Hall on Saturday in memory of the victims of the deadly terrorist attack last week.
Footage shows musicians performing arrangements from Russian composer and pianist Sergei Prokofiev's ballet 'Romeo and Juliet' while attendees are shown photos of the victims projected onto the building.
One of the survivors, Natalia Skisova, expressed gratitude to those who aided her escape from the concert hall and offered her condolences to the relatives of the victims.
"We survived thanks to the guard Osanushkin Alexei, who did not abandon us in a difficult moment. When things were bad for him, he still came back for us and got us out of there. I am grateful to him for not leaving my children without a mum. I am also grateful to Alexei Kolobanov, who pulled me out of the smoke when I fell. When we were running to save ourselves, I fell and lost consciousness, and he pulled me out. I am also grateful to the [officer] of the traffic police who helped us when I fainted, to the Inozemtsev hospital, and to all the doctors who were there for us," she said while speaking from a stage.
Igor Tolpykin, a second survivor, said that his son was hit by a terrorist in a car after evacuating from the burning building, adding that the child was saved by doctors and is currently receiving treatment in a hospital.
"We ran out of Crocus, and here the white Renault of the terrorists caught up with our family. My little son Ilya suffered the most, he flew five metres away. Just a hundred metres away, he was lying breathless. Thank you very much to everyone who cared, to simple folk who provided first aid and found a free ambulance. Thank you to those doctors who worked on him all night. Thank God, the second operation has already taken place, he was transferred from the intensive care unit to his sister. Now, I think, the worst is over," he said.
Late on Friday, March 22, unidentified individuals dressed in military fatigues opened fire in the Crocus City Hall, a 6,000-seat multipurpose concert hall where a Russian rock band was set to perform. A massive fire broke out in the building shortly after.
At the time of publication, over 144 people were reported to have been killed. On Sunday, March 24, the Basmanny Court of Moscow ordered a number of suspects to be remanded in custody until May 22, on charges of 'terrorism'.
President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described the attack as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address the following day, adding that suspects had been detained close to the border.
"They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border," Putin said.
On Monday, he reported that 'radical Islamists' were responsible but also hit out at the US for 'trying through various channels to convince its satellites and other countries of the world that, according to their intelligence, there is allegedly no trace of Kiev in the Moscow terrorist attack'.
"We want to know who ordered it," he added, while the Russian Investigative Committee subsequently said it had evidence of links to 'Ukrainian nationalists'.
Ukraine has not responded to the committee's latest claims. Following the attack, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement.
US national security spokesperson John Kirby called the investigative committee's allegations 'nonsense and propaganda'. Earlier, the United States claimed that it was a 'terrorist attack that was conducted by ISIS' and that there was 'absolutely no evidence that the government of Ukraine had anything to do with this attack'.
'The worst is over' - Symphony orchestra performs at Moscow's Crocus City Hall in memory of terrorist attack victims
A symphony orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev performed outside Moscow's Crocus City Hall on Saturday in memory of the victims of the deadly terrorist attack last week.
Footage shows musicians performing arrangements from Russian composer and pianist Sergei Prokofiev's ballet 'Romeo and Juliet' while attendees are shown photos of the victims projected onto the building.
One of the survivors, Natalia Skisova, expressed gratitude to those who aided her escape from the concert hall and offered her condolences to the relatives of the victims.
"We survived thanks to the guard Osanushkin Alexei, who did not abandon us in a difficult moment. When things were bad for him, he still came back for us and got us out of there. I am grateful to him for not leaving my children without a mum. I am also grateful to Alexei Kolobanov, who pulled me out of the smoke when I fell. When we were running to save ourselves, I fell and lost consciousness, and he pulled me out. I am also grateful to the [officer] of the traffic police who helped us when I fainted, to the Inozemtsev hospital, and to all the doctors who were there for us," she said while speaking from a stage.
Igor Tolpykin, a second survivor, said that his son was hit by a terrorist in a car after evacuating from the burning building, adding that the child was saved by doctors and is currently receiving treatment in a hospital.
"We ran out of Crocus, and here the white Renault of the terrorists caught up with our family. My little son Ilya suffered the most, he flew five metres away. Just a hundred metres away, he was lying breathless. Thank you very much to everyone who cared, to simple folk who provided first aid and found a free ambulance. Thank you to those doctors who worked on him all night. Thank God, the second operation has already taken place, he was transferred from the intensive care unit to his sister. Now, I think, the worst is over," he said.
Late on Friday, March 22, unidentified individuals dressed in military fatigues opened fire in the Crocus City Hall, a 6,000-seat multipurpose concert hall where a Russian rock band was set to perform. A massive fire broke out in the building shortly after.
At the time of publication, over 144 people were reported to have been killed. On Sunday, March 24, the Basmanny Court of Moscow ordered a number of suspects to be remanded in custody until May 22, on charges of 'terrorism'.
President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described the attack as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address the following day, adding that suspects had been detained close to the border.
"They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border," Putin said.
On Monday, he reported that 'radical Islamists' were responsible but also hit out at the US for 'trying through various channels to convince its satellites and other countries of the world that, according to their intelligence, there is allegedly no trace of Kiev in the Moscow terrorist attack'.
"We want to know who ordered it," he added, while the Russian Investigative Committee subsequently said it had evidence of links to 'Ukrainian nationalists'.
Ukraine has not responded to the committee's latest claims. Following the attack, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement.
US national security spokesperson John Kirby called the investigative committee's allegations 'nonsense and propaganda'. Earlier, the United States claimed that it was a 'terrorist attack that was conducted by ISIS' and that there was 'absolutely no evidence that the government of Ukraine had anything to do with this attack'.
Music at source may be subject to copyright
A symphony orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev performed outside Moscow's Crocus City Hall on Saturday in memory of the victims of the deadly terrorist attack last week.
Footage shows musicians performing arrangements from Russian composer and pianist Sergei Prokofiev's ballet 'Romeo and Juliet' while attendees are shown photos of the victims projected onto the building.
One of the survivors, Natalia Skisova, expressed gratitude to those who aided her escape from the concert hall and offered her condolences to the relatives of the victims.
"We survived thanks to the guard Osanushkin Alexei, who did not abandon us in a difficult moment. When things were bad for him, he still came back for us and got us out of there. I am grateful to him for not leaving my children without a mum. I am also grateful to Alexei Kolobanov, who pulled me out of the smoke when I fell. When we were running to save ourselves, I fell and lost consciousness, and he pulled me out. I am also grateful to the [officer] of the traffic police who helped us when I fainted, to the Inozemtsev hospital, and to all the doctors who were there for us," she said while speaking from a stage.
Igor Tolpykin, a second survivor, said that his son was hit by a terrorist in a car after evacuating from the burning building, adding that the child was saved by doctors and is currently receiving treatment in a hospital.
"We ran out of Crocus, and here the white Renault of the terrorists caught up with our family. My little son Ilya suffered the most, he flew five metres away. Just a hundred metres away, he was lying breathless. Thank you very much to everyone who cared, to simple folk who provided first aid and found a free ambulance. Thank you to those doctors who worked on him all night. Thank God, the second operation has already taken place, he was transferred from the intensive care unit to his sister. Now, I think, the worst is over," he said.
Late on Friday, March 22, unidentified individuals dressed in military fatigues opened fire in the Crocus City Hall, a 6,000-seat multipurpose concert hall where a Russian rock band was set to perform. A massive fire broke out in the building shortly after.
At the time of publication, over 144 people were reported to have been killed. On Sunday, March 24, the Basmanny Court of Moscow ordered a number of suspects to be remanded in custody until May 22, on charges of 'terrorism'.
President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described the attack as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address the following day, adding that suspects had been detained close to the border.
"They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border," Putin said.
On Monday, he reported that 'radical Islamists' were responsible but also hit out at the US for 'trying through various channels to convince its satellites and other countries of the world that, according to their intelligence, there is allegedly no trace of Kiev in the Moscow terrorist attack'.
"We want to know who ordered it," he added, while the Russian Investigative Committee subsequently said it had evidence of links to 'Ukrainian nationalists'.
Ukraine has not responded to the committee's latest claims. Following the attack, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement.
US national security spokesperson John Kirby called the investigative committee's allegations 'nonsense and propaganda'. Earlier, the United States claimed that it was a 'terrorist attack that was conducted by ISIS' and that there was 'absolutely no evidence that the government of Ukraine had anything to do with this attack'.