Terrorist attack in Russia

Aleksandr Kushner

On the evening of March 22nd, a group of armed men staged a shooting at the Crocus City Hall, a big concert venue in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow. According to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, the attackers were armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles and had plenty of cartridges and munitions. After the shooting data, information appeared about smoke and an explosion in the complex, followed by a fire, which was assigned an increased difficulty rank. Aviation was involved in order to extinguish it. The roof of the building burned down and partially collapsed. 
The Investigative Committee has reported that the number of people who died in the terrorist attack reached 139 people, including 3 children, with 180+ people injured. It is known that 2 Belarusians perished. However, the exact numbers are being clarified. As a result of the operation, 11 people involved in the terror attack were detained, including 4 direct perpetrators.
On the same evening, the Head of State, Aleksandr Lukashenko, expressed condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin in connection with the terrorist attack in Moscow Region, noting that Belarus strongly condemns the brutal murder of innocent people, for which there can be no justification. 

On March 23rd, the President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, had a telephone conversation with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. The Belarusian leader once again personally expressed deep condolences to the Russian counterpart over the terrorist attack that took place in Moscow Region.
The Presidents confirmed their readiness for further active co-operation between the two countries and maintaining contacts between the relevant security services in order to effectively respond to the threats of terrorism and extremism.

Belarusians responded to the tragedy in Russia with deep sympathy — members of the public, young people, and officials brought flowers and lamps to the Russian Embassy in Minsk. On March 23rd, the National Library of Belarus was lit up in the colours of the Russian flag as a sign of solidarity. 
In connection with the events in Moscow Region, Belarus’ Ministry of Internal Affairs has taken additional measures to ensure public safety. First of all, this refers to transport facilities and places of mass gathering of citizens. 
“On the instruction of Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Kubrakov, a set of measures aimed at ensuring security in places of mass gathering of citizens is being implemented. There have been identified facilities that require increased attention. The density of police squads has been increased, and these are reinforced by special purpose police units to ensure efficiency. The law enforcement personnel are additionally armed with automatic weapons,” the Ministry of Internal Affairs pointed out. “The personnel of the internal affairs bodies and internal troops of the Internal Affairs Ministry are taking additional measures to protect public order not only in places of mass gathering of citizens, but also in border areas. The current operational situation in the country is under control.” 

Based on materials of sb.by and belta.by