At least 93 people were killed when gunmen attacked a packed concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia says
Four people directly involved in the Moscow concert hall attack are among 11 detained, Russia’s security chief tells President Putin
More than 140 others were wounded at the Crocus City Hall, according to the FSB Federal Security Service
The White House also says it warned Russia of a potential attack on “large gatherings” in Moscow earlier this month. Russia has not commented
Ukraine – currently at war with Russia – has denied any involvement
The Kremlin says Putin has been briefed on what happened – he has not addressed the nation directly, but according to a deputy has wished those injured a speedy recovery
Security has tightened across Russia, with events cancelled as the country’s national guard searches for the attackers and dispatches its investigators to the site
Russian President Vladimir Putin has yet to make any public statement about the Moscow concert hall attack, the deadliest in Russia for nearly two decades.
The Kremlin said the head of Russia’s security service had informed Putin about the 11 arrests made today, including four people directly involved in the attack.
According to one of his deputies, Putin has wished those injured a speedy recovery.
Earlier this month, the US embassy in Moscow warned of “extremists” having imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, including concerts, and as the BBC’s Security correspondent Gordon Corera explains, that warning appears to have been dismissed by Russian officials.
And what was President Putin’s reaction at the time? He called such warnings from the West, “open blackmail, an attempt to scare and destabilise [Russian] society”.
I wonder what the Kremlin leader is thinking now.
Markus Jansen 
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