03:14The Crocus City Hall concert venue building in the Moscow region was illuminated by a projection featuring white cranes in flight, to commemorate the victims of Friday's attack, during the day of national mourning on Sunday, March 24.
Footage shows people gathered near an improvised memorial with the words 'We mourn 22.03.2024' made out of lit candles, with images of cranes being projected on the building's wall. The event organisers also played a song by Soviet singer Muslim Magomayev, whose name was also inscribed on the building.
"What happened is really an atrocity. This is the kind of pain that will unite us even more. To all those who suffered, all the families, all the people who were affected by the incident, who lost their lives, we want to offer our deepest condolences," said singer Lyusya Chebotina, speaking at the gathering.
Late on Friday, March 22, unidentified individuals reportedly dressed in military fatigues opened fire at Crocus City Hall, a 6,000-seat multipurpose concert hall venue where a Russian rock band was set to perform. A massive fire broke out in the building shortly after.
According to the Russian Investigative Committee, the attack left 137 people dead as of March 24. In turn, the Ministry of Health reported that 182 people had been injured.
The Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ('Terrorism').
The Ministry of Emergency Situations said that rescuers were still clearing the rubble and the collapsed structures inside the building.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described it as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address on Saturday, adding that four suspected perpetrators 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 claimed.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) reported that the suspects had planned to cross the Russian-Ukrainian border and 'had relevant contacts on the Ukrainian side'.
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' all accusations of any involvement in the shooting.
The US and other Western countries attributed the attack to Afghan-based Islamic State affiliate 'ISIS-Khorasan' ('Isis-K'), citing an online channel they said was associated with the group.
The UN press service reported on Friday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the 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.
'Pain that will unite us' - Crocus City Hall illuminated in tribute to victims of attack near Moscow
The Crocus City Hall concert venue building in the Moscow region was illuminated by a projection featuring white cranes in flight, to commemorate the victims of Friday's attack, during the day of national mourning on Sunday, March 24.
Footage shows people gathered near an improvised memorial with the words 'We mourn 22.03.2024' made out of lit candles, with images of cranes being projected on the building's wall. The event organisers also played a song by Soviet singer Muslim Magomayev, whose name was also inscribed on the building.
"What happened is really an atrocity. This is the kind of pain that will unite us even more. To all those who suffered, all the families, all the people who were affected by the incident, who lost their lives, we want to offer our deepest condolences," said singer Lyusya Chebotina, speaking at the gathering.
Late on Friday, March 22, unidentified individuals reportedly dressed in military fatigues opened fire at Crocus City Hall, a 6,000-seat multipurpose concert hall venue where a Russian rock band was set to perform. A massive fire broke out in the building shortly after.
According to the Russian Investigative Committee, the attack left 137 people dead as of March 24. In turn, the Ministry of Health reported that 182 people had been injured.
The Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ('Terrorism').
The Ministry of Emergency Situations said that rescuers were still clearing the rubble and the collapsed structures inside the building.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described it as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address on Saturday, adding that four suspected perpetrators 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 claimed.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) reported that the suspects had planned to cross the Russian-Ukrainian border and 'had relevant contacts on the Ukrainian side'.
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' all accusations of any involvement in the shooting.
The US and other Western countries attributed the attack to Afghan-based Islamic State affiliate 'ISIS-Khorasan' ('Isis-K'), citing an online channel they said was associated with the group.
The UN press service reported on Friday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the 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.
The Crocus City Hall concert venue building in the Moscow region was illuminated by a projection featuring white cranes in flight, to commemorate the victims of Friday's attack, during the day of national mourning on Sunday, March 24.
Footage shows people gathered near an improvised memorial with the words 'We mourn 22.03.2024' made out of lit candles, with images of cranes being projected on the building's wall. The event organisers also played a song by Soviet singer Muslim Magomayev, whose name was also inscribed on the building.
"What happened is really an atrocity. This is the kind of pain that will unite us even more. To all those who suffered, all the families, all the people who were affected by the incident, who lost their lives, we want to offer our deepest condolences," said singer Lyusya Chebotina, speaking at the gathering.
Late on Friday, March 22, unidentified individuals reportedly dressed in military fatigues opened fire at Crocus City Hall, a 6,000-seat multipurpose concert hall venue where a Russian rock band was set to perform. A massive fire broke out in the building shortly after.
According to the Russian Investigative Committee, the attack left 137 people dead as of March 24. In turn, the Ministry of Health reported that 182 people had been injured.
The Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ('Terrorism').
The Ministry of Emergency Situations said that rescuers were still clearing the rubble and the collapsed structures inside the building.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described it as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address on Saturday, adding that four suspected perpetrators 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 claimed.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) reported that the suspects had planned to cross the Russian-Ukrainian border and 'had relevant contacts on the Ukrainian side'.
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' all accusations of any involvement in the shooting.
The US and other Western countries attributed the attack to Afghan-based Islamic State affiliate 'ISIS-Khorasan' ('Isis-K'), citing an online channel they said was associated with the group.
The UN press service reported on Friday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the 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.