Terror attacks in Russia: death toll rises to 137 

                                                                                

The death toll from Friday's (March 22) terrorist attack on a concert hall in Moscow, Russia, has risen to 137. The Russian media RT reported this news about the updated information of the committee formed to investigate the incident. Besides, the search for bodies is still going on in the burnt part of the complex after the attack.                According to RT, a group of gunmen attacked the Crocus City Hall on the evening of March 22, just before a concert by the rock band 'Picnic'. The venue with a capacity of approximately seven and a half thousand people was almost full. 

 

The terrorists first killed the security guards, then opened fire on the visitors and then started the fire, which quickly spread through the building.

 

According to investigators, three children were among the dead and a total of 62 bodies have been identified so far. Health officials also said that more than two hundred people were injured in the brutal incident         Meanwhile, the Russian Investigative Committee said in a statement released on Sunday (March 24) that four sets of combat ammunition, more than 500 bullets, 28 magazines and two Kalashnikov assault rifles were seized from the scene. done.'

 

A Makarov pistol and a magazine of a Kalashnikov assault rifle were found in the vehicle used by the attackers to escape, the statement added. 

 

RT reports that on Saturday (March 23) four people were detained from the Bryansk region, close to the border with Ukraine, who are believed to be directly involved in the terrorist attack in Moscow. 

In total, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has said that a total of 11 people have been detained on suspicion of being involved in the attack.