The European Union’s response to the terrorist incident in Moscow: We were shocked

report Mehr News Agency According to Reuters, the European Union reacted to the terrorist attack in Moscow, the capital of Russia, and announced in a statement that it was very worried and horrified by the terrorist attack in Moscow.

The European Union said it deeply regretted the attack on the Moscow concert, which according to Russian officials, left at least 40 dead and 100 injured.

The spokesperson of the European Union said: The European Union is very concerned by the report of a terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall in Moscow. The European Union condemns any attack against civilians.

A few hours ago, the ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack on the concert hall near Moscow, the capital of Russia.

The Federal Security Service of Russia also announced about the terrorist incident in Moscow that preliminary data indicate that 40 people were killed and more than 100 people were injured in this terrorist attack.

Hours after announcing the news of a shooting in a concert hall in Moscow, the capital of Russia, Russian prosecutors announced the initiation of a criminal case in connection with the concert hall incident. They described Moscow as a terrorist act.

The local Russian media also stated that the death toll is increasing.

The Russian Foreign Ministry responded to this incident and announced that if Washington has reliable information about this terrorist attack, it should announce it immediately.

The mayor of Moscow also announced the cancellation of all sports, cultural and other events in this city until the beginning of next week.

It has also been said that the special forces of the Russian police managed to storm the center of the incident and are trying to pursue 4 armed men.

A few hours ago, Russian security sources reported a shooting in a music hall during a concert in Moscow. Russian sources reported that at least three masked men opened fire on the crowd with automatic weapons in the Kurkas district hall. In these pictures, it was seen that behind the armed elements, there are people at the entrance, most of whom were killed.

A Russian security source said: At least three armed people in militia uniforms attacked the ground floor of the Kurkas district hall and opened fire with automatic weapons. . After that, according to him, armed people threw grenades or incendiary bombs, which caused a fire in the hall.

According to the report, the people in the hall lay down on the floor to escape the shooting, they lay there for at least 15-20 minutes and then started to run away. and many of them managed to get out.

According to the latest reports, in the early hours of the incident, more than 100 people were trapped in Kurkas Hall and the fire destroyed part of the roof.

A security source said in an initial report about this terrorist incident: five armed men with machine guns shot at the visitors of Kurkas Hall who were pushed into a corner, which initially At least 15 people were killed and the number of casualties increased rapidly.

According to Russian sources, all possible forces, including the security forces in Moscow, have been dispatched to arrest the terrorists. Also, the security services are on standby and the Governor of the Moscow Region, Vorobyov, has also gone to the shooting site and organized an operational headquarters.