The terrorist attack in Moscow last Friday already leaves 137 dead and 180 injured. This is the latest report from the Russian authorities on the massacre at the Crocus City Hallen concert hall.
“So far at the site of the terrorist attack The bodies of 137 people have been foundincluding three children,” the Russian Instruction Committee said in a statement.
Until now 62 bodies have been identified and “genetic tests are being carried out to establish the identities” of the other fatalities.
Likewise, according to updated data from the Ministry of Health, the attack has also left 180 injured, most of whom remain hospitalized.
Several Russian media have reported that Some survivors of the attack took more than a day to request medical help because they were in a state of shock.
National day of mourning in Russia
Today Russia is experiencing a day of national mourning for the victims of Crocus City Hall. From early in the morning, Muscovites They bring flowers to the scene of the attack in the city of Krasnogorsk, which hosted the concert hall, while Russian flags in all state institutions fly at half-mast.
Security forces have so far detained eleven people linked to the attackfour of whom personally participated in the massacre, according to authorities.
Russia announces that one of its fighter jets has driven two bombers away from the US
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported this Sunday that has deployed a fighter plane in response to an approach into its airspace by two US strategic bombers over the Barents Sea.
After detecting “aerial targets” approaching its border, the Russian Army took off a MiG-31 fighter that identified them as “a pair of US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers”according to the statement published this Sunday by the Ministry of Defense on its website.
According to the Ministry, the two American bombers “adjusted their course to move away from the border” the moment they made visual contact with the Russian fighter.
The Ministry certified that “no violation of the state border of the Russian Federation occurred” and that the flight of his plane “was carried out in strict compliance with international standards for the use of airspace over neutral waters and respecting security measures.”
