05:13A survivor of the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall near Moscow described on Monday what was happening in the building during the shooting and how she managed to escape.
Footage shows the woman watching a video of the attack and showing where she, her husband and others were hiding.
According to the eyewitness, she heard something that sounded like 'children’s firecrackers' as the couple entered the building and was in the queue to the turnstiles to scan tickets.
"When machine-gun shots came and people were shouting, then we realised that something bad was happening. Next to us, just on our left, was a doorway, not even a doorway, a glass wall, and we quickly jumped in there," she shared.
The woman added that after that many people started stampeding into the doorway, she was pinned against the wall and could see the attackers moving around.
"There was no panic, we knew that we had to escape, but when we turned around and ran into that nook, we realised that there was no way out," she said, adding: "They [attackers] were coming on, shooting methodically, there was no talking, no shouting, just killing. And we could do nothing. We were standing in this nook, and I realised that those people who were behind us, they covered us. They just gave us a chance to live."
She also said she was grateful to a man who was standing next to them, picked her up when the glass door was shattered by the rifle shots and helped her out 'of that nook'.
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.
The Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ('Terrorism'). On Sunday, March 24, the Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested all suspects in the terrorist attack until May 22.
According to the Russian Investigative Committee, the attack left 137 people dead, with 182 injured, at the time of publication. In turn, the Ministry of Health reported that as of Sunday, 110 were being treated in hospitals, and 32 had been released.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described the attack as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address on Saturday, adding that all four perpetrators of the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall had been found and detained.
"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.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claims the attackers planned to cross the Russian-Ukrainian border and 'had relevant contacts on the Ukrainian side'.
In turn, the Russian Investigative Committee said that special services had detained four suspects in the Bryansk region, not far from the border with Ukraine.
On Friday, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement in the shooting.
Earlier, the ISIS-affiliated Amaq news agency reported that the terrorist organisation had claimed responsibility for the attack. Later, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described the organisation as a 'common terrorist enemy'.
The UN press service reported on Friday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the terrorist attack on the concert hall 'in the strongest possible terms'.
"The Secretary-General expresses his deepest condolences to the families of the victims, the people and the government of the Russian Federation," the statement added.
A number of foreign countries, including the United States, Belarus and Turkey, expressed condolences in connection with the shooting in the Moscow region.
'No talking, no shouting, just killing' - Survivor of deadly attack in Crocus City Hall near Moscow
A survivor of the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall near Moscow described on Monday what was happening in the building during the shooting and how she managed to escape.
Footage shows the woman watching a video of the attack and showing where she, her husband and others were hiding.
According to the eyewitness, she heard something that sounded like 'children’s firecrackers' as the couple entered the building and was in the queue to the turnstiles to scan tickets.
"When machine-gun shots came and people were shouting, then we realised that something bad was happening. Next to us, just on our left, was a doorway, not even a doorway, a glass wall, and we quickly jumped in there," she shared.
The woman added that after that many people started stampeding into the doorway, she was pinned against the wall and could see the attackers moving around.
"There was no panic, we knew that we had to escape, but when we turned around and ran into that nook, we realised that there was no way out," she said, adding: "They [attackers] were coming on, shooting methodically, there was no talking, no shouting, just killing. And we could do nothing. We were standing in this nook, and I realised that those people who were behind us, they covered us. They just gave us a chance to live."
She also said she was grateful to a man who was standing next to them, picked her up when the glass door was shattered by the rifle shots and helped her out 'of that nook'.
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.
The Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ('Terrorism'). On Sunday, March 24, the Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested all suspects in the terrorist attack until May 22.
According to the Russian Investigative Committee, the attack left 137 people dead, with 182 injured, at the time of publication. In turn, the Ministry of Health reported that as of Sunday, 110 were being treated in hospitals, and 32 had been released.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described the attack as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address on Saturday, adding that all four perpetrators of the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall had been found and detained.
"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.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claims the attackers planned to cross the Russian-Ukrainian border and 'had relevant contacts on the Ukrainian side'.
In turn, the Russian Investigative Committee said that special services had detained four suspects in the Bryansk region, not far from the border with Ukraine.
On Friday, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement in the shooting.
Earlier, the ISIS-affiliated Amaq news agency reported that the terrorist organisation had claimed responsibility for the attack. Later, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described the organisation as a 'common terrorist enemy'.
The UN press service reported on Friday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the terrorist attack on the concert hall 'in the strongest possible terms'.
"The Secretary-General expresses his deepest condolences to the families of the victims, the people and the government of the Russian Federation," the statement added.
A number of foreign countries, including the United States, Belarus and Turkey, expressed condolences in connection with the shooting in the Moscow region.
A survivor of the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall near Moscow described on Monday what was happening in the building during the shooting and how she managed to escape.
Footage shows the woman watching a video of the attack and showing where she, her husband and others were hiding.
According to the eyewitness, she heard something that sounded like 'children’s firecrackers' as the couple entered the building and was in the queue to the turnstiles to scan tickets.
"When machine-gun shots came and people were shouting, then we realised that something bad was happening. Next to us, just on our left, was a doorway, not even a doorway, a glass wall, and we quickly jumped in there," she shared.
The woman added that after that many people started stampeding into the doorway, she was pinned against the wall and could see the attackers moving around.
"There was no panic, we knew that we had to escape, but when we turned around and ran into that nook, we realised that there was no way out," she said, adding: "They [attackers] were coming on, shooting methodically, there was no talking, no shouting, just killing. And we could do nothing. We were standing in this nook, and I realised that those people who were behind us, they covered us. They just gave us a chance to live."
She also said she was grateful to a man who was standing next to them, picked her up when the glass door was shattered by the rifle shots and helped her out 'of that nook'.
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.
The Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ('Terrorism'). On Sunday, March 24, the Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested all suspects in the terrorist attack until May 22.
According to the Russian Investigative Committee, the attack left 137 people dead, with 182 injured, at the time of publication. In turn, the Ministry of Health reported that as of Sunday, 110 were being treated in hospitals, and 32 had been released.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described the attack as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address on Saturday, adding that all four perpetrators of the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall had been found and detained.
"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.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claims the attackers planned to cross the Russian-Ukrainian border and 'had relevant contacts on the Ukrainian side'.
In turn, the Russian Investigative Committee said that special services had detained four suspects in the Bryansk region, not far from the border with Ukraine.
On Friday, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement in the shooting.
Earlier, the ISIS-affiliated Amaq news agency reported that the terrorist organisation had claimed responsibility for the attack. Later, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described the organisation as a 'common terrorist enemy'.
The UN press service reported on Friday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the terrorist attack on the concert hall 'in the strongest possible terms'.
"The Secretary-General expresses his deepest condolences to the families of the victims, the people and the government of the Russian Federation," the statement added.
A number of foreign countries, including the United States, Belarus and Turkey, expressed condolences in connection with the shooting in the Moscow region.