Ambulances outside of Crocus City Hall, a concert venue outside Moscow that was the scene of a terrorist attack on March 22, 2024
Maxim Shemetov / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA
Several gunmen dressed in camouflage opened fire on spectators at the Crocus City Hall concert venue outside Moscow on the evening of March 22. According to Russia’s Federal Security Service (the FSB) at least 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured. Ambulances and firefighters rushed to the scene of the terrorist attack, as a fire also spread throughout the building, causing the roof to collapse. Eyewitnesses reported hearing several explosions. Meduza shares the first photos of the aftermath of the attack.
An ambulance outside of Crocus City Hall
Sergey Bedyashkin / Agentstvo “Moskva”
Officers from the Special Rapid Response Unit (SOBR) of Russia’s National Guard outside Crocus City Hall
Agentstvo “Moskva”
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Maxim Shemetov / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA
Maxim Shemetov / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA
Sergey Bobylev / Sputnik / imago images / Scanpix / LETA
The bodies of victims of the attack
Maxim Shemetov / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA
Agentstvo “Moskva”
Smoke rises over Crocus City Hall as the concert venue burns
Sergey Bedyashkin / Agentstvo “Moskva”