March 23, 2024

More than 90 people have been killed in a terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall music venue in the city of Krasnogorsk in the Moscow Region as of press time on Saturday. This is the first large-scale terrorist attack targeting civilians within Russia since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and came within a week after Vladimir Putin won a reelection victory. Analysts said the terror attack will likely shock Russian people psychologically and put pressure on Kremlin to stablize the situation and calm the public.

The Russian authorities said on Saturday that 11 people had been detained in connection with the attack as the death toll rose to at least 93.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a condolence message to Russian President Putin over the deadly terrorist attack.

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