The death toll from the attack that occurred in the suburbs of Moscow last week reached 143 dead on Wednesday, March 27, according to a new report communicated by Russian authorities on the Ministry of Situations website, with the attack already being the worst claimed. by the group. Daesh jihadist on European soil.
On Wednesday, 80 injured people, including six children, were still hospitalized at noon, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Mourashko reported, quoted by the TASS news agency.
An anonymous medical source also told TASS on Wednesday morning that 205 people had received outpatient care that did not require hospitalization.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova told reporters on Tuesday that many people in shock had not immediately gone to doctors after the attack, hence the sudden increase in such treatment.
Russia continues to point fingers at Ukraine
On Friday, gunmen opened fire at a concert hall near Moscow, Crocus City Hall, before setting it alight. Four alleged attackers have since been arrested, along with several suspects accused of helping them. This is the deadliest attack in Russia in twenty years.
It was quickly claimed by the Daesh group, but Russian authorities persist in establishing a link with Ukraine and its Western allies, without presenting evidence. Kyiv categorically rejected these accusations.
Russia has long been a target of ISIS, which is active in the Russian Caucasus and fighting in Syria. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted for the first time, three days after the events and Daesh’s claim, that the alleged attackers were “radical Islamists”, while continuing to point the finger at Ukraine.
In particular, he stated that the alleged attackers intended to flee “to Ukraine.” However, the border between these two countries, which have been fighting each other militarily for two years, is very difficult to cross.
Source: BFM TV
