The Chancellery condemned the attempt terrorist in Russia where at least 40 people were killed and 145 injured, when gunmen dressed in camouflage suits fired their automatic weapons at concertgoers near Moscow, in one of the deadliest attacks in decades in that country, claimed by the Islamic State.
“Uruguay strongly condemns the terrorist attack that took place today at Crocus City Hall near the city of Moscow, and reiterates its profound rejection of terrorism in all its manifestations,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through a statement.
Finally, he transmitted “on behalf of the Government and the Uruguayan society, “its solidarity with the Russian people and its condolences with the families of the victims.”
The terrorist attack in Russia
He attempt came when at least five gunmen began shooting at civilians huddled in the Crocus City Hall concert venue just before the Soviet-era rock group “Picnic” was about to perform at the 6,200-seat theater. , in a western suburb of Moscow.
Video footage showed the men shooting people under what looked like an entrance sign to “Crocus City Hall.” People were also seen lying motionless in pools of blood outside the hallway.
“Suddenly there were shots behind us, shots. A burst of shots, I don’t know what,” a witness who asked not to be identified told Reuters. “It began a stampede, everyone ran towards the escalators. “Everyone was screaming, everyone was running,” she added.
He Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB), main successor of the KGB of the Soviet era, said about 40 people were killed, while a regional ministry, cited by the Tass news agency, said 145 were injured. The FSB said additional security measures were imposed.
The death toll made it one of the worst attacks against Russia since the Beslan school siege in 2004, when Islamist militants took more than 1,000 people hostage, including hundreds of children.
Source: Ambito
