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Death toll rises to 133 in Moscow terror attack, 11 suspects arrested

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The death toll in Friday’s terror attack on a concert in Moscow has soared to at least 133, Russia’s top state investigative agency said Saturday, with authorities saying they have apprehended 11 suspects, four of whom were directly involved in the onslaught.

President Putin addressed the shocked nation in a televised broadcast on Saturday, slamming the massacre as «a bloody, barbaric terrorist act.» He declared Sun., March 24, a day of mourning.

Putin said that additional security measures have been put in place throughout the country following the attack – the deadliest in over 20 years.

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«All four direct perpetrators of the terrorist attack, all those who shot and killed people, were found and detained,» Putin said. «They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border.»

The exterior of the Moscow concert hall following a terror attack

 A view of damage at Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow, Russia after fire was extinguished following a gunman’s attack that claimed the lives of at least 115 people. (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images)

RUSSIA INVESTIGATING SHOOTING, EXPLOSIONS AT CONCERT HALL AS TERRORIST ATTACK

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the deadly attack in a statement on its affiliated social media channels, and the U.S. has said it has intelligence confirming that, according to several outlets. Russia’s Investigative Committee said it has opened a criminal probe into the attack.

However, Putin suggested there may have been a Ukrainian link to the bloodbath. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied any involvement by his nation.

The surprise attack began when gunmen donning combat gear burst into Crocus City Hall in the city of Krasnogorsk, where concertgoers were gathering to hear the Russian band Picnic. Video online showed gunmen opening fire, shooting attendees at close range and setting off smoke bombs. 

The gunmen also threw explosives inside the concert hall during the attack, rocking the building and setting it on fire, Russian media reported. People were being evacuated, but some remained trapped inside the burning building, Russian media said. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his address to the nation in Moscow on March 23, 2024. (Mikhail Metzel/Pool/AFP via Getty Images))

The roof of the theater collapsed in the early hours of Saturday morning as firefighters spent hours fighting the flames. Russians laid flowers at memorials and lined up to give blood.

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Putin said that the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia and other law enforcement agencies are working to identify the entire terrorist support base.

«Those who provided them with transport, planned escape routes from the crime scene, prepared caches, caches of weapons and ammunition,» Putin said. 

«It is already obvious that we are faced not just with a carefully and cynically planned terrorist attack, but with the organized mass murder of peaceful, defenseless people. The criminals were cold-blooded and purposefully going to kill, shoot our citizens at point-blank range – our children.»

Firefighters in the aftermath of Moscow attack

Russian firefighters search through rubble after the Moscow terror attack (Russian Ministry of Emergencies / Handout /Anadolu via Getty Images)

The FSB said the attack had been carefully planned. 

«The weapons that the terrorists used had been placed in a cache in advance,» the FSB noted.

The FSB had been pinning the blame on Ukraine, with Russia’s Investigative Committee saying that four suspects were stopped in the Bryansk region of western Russia, «not far from the border with Ukraine.» 

A gun on the floor after the Moscow terror attack

A screen grab from the Russian Investigative Committee shows a gun on the floor.  ( Investigative Committee of Russia / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

RUSSIA INVESTIGATING SHOOTING, EXPLOSIONS AT CONCERT HALL AS TERROR ATTACK

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They planned to cross the border into Ukraine and «had contacts» there, state news agency Tass said, citing Russia’s FSB. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied any Ukrainian involvement before ISIS claimed responsibility. 

«Ukraine certainly has nothing to do with the shooting/explosions in the Crocus City Hall (Moscow Region, Russia). It makes no sense whatsoever,» he said on social media, adding, in part, «there is not the slightest doubt that the events in the Moscow suburbs will contribute to a sharp increase in military propaganda, accelerated militarization, expanded mobilization, and, ultimately, the scaling up of the war. And also to justify manifest genocidal strikes against the civilian population of Ukraine.» 

The attack came just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in another electoral landslide. The attack was the deadliest in Russia in years and came as the country’s fight in Ukraine dragged into a third year.

Concert hall on fire

A massive blaze is seen over the Crocus City Hall on the western edge of Moscow, Russia, on March 22, 2024. Several gunmen have burst into a big concert hall in Moscow and fired automatic weapons at the crowd.

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Putin has wished all those injured a speedy recovery and praised medical staff, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said.

«We together with [Russian Health Minister] Mikhail A. [Murashko] reported to the president on the state of health of patients, the president wished all a recovery and conveyed compliments to doctors,» she told reporters.

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Russian special services are still conducting search operations. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin canceled all mass events in the capital in the next two days, and a number of other Russian regions followed suit.

Fox News’ Brie Stimson as well as The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.

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Piazza Pia: Roma inauguró una enorme plaza y se prepara para el inicio del Jubileo

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Roma inauguró este lunes la nueva Plaza Pia, un enorme espacio peatonal que une la ciudad con la Plaza de San Pedro del Vaticano, con capacidad para 150.000 personas y que está previsto se convierta en el epicentro de los eventos más importantes del Jubileo.

Durante el acto de inauguración el alcalde de la capital italiana, Roberto Gualtieri, calificó la reforma de «la más importante» de las obras del Jubileo que permitió crear «el área peatonal urbana más grande de Roma» en una zona por la que antes pasaban «3.000 coches cada hora».

El alcalde de la capital italiana, Roberto Gualtieri. Foto: Reuters

La nueva zona peatonal se extiende desde la emblemática Plaza de San Pedro del Vaticano hasta el Castillo de Sant’Angelo y ofrece un espacio mucho más grande que permite albergar eventos que antes no podían celebrarse debido a las limitaciones de espacio.

Se trata de una gran superficie peatonal con amplios espacios abiertos que se extiende hasta el río Tíber, permitiendo admirar la Via della Conciliazione desde su inicio hasta la cúpula de San Pedro, y donde el ayuntamiento ha colocado árboles para crear zonas de sombra y dos grandes fuentes que funcionan como espejos de agua.

Roberto Gualtieri y Giorgia Meloni en la inauguración de la plaza. Foto: ReutersRoberto Gualtieri y Giorgia Meloni en la inauguración de la plaza. Foto: Reuters

En la inauguración multitudinaria en la nueva Plaza Pia también participaron la primera ministra de Italia, Giorgia Meloni, y el ministro de Infraestructuras, Matteo Salvini.

«La obra nos permite conseguir dos objetivos: por un lado, hacer que el tráfico de esta zona sea más rápido, y por otro, como se ha recordado, devolver a la ciudad un gran y seguro espacio peatonal» dijo Meloni durante su intervención.

La nueva zona se extiende desde la Plaza de San Pedro hasta el Castillo de Sant'Angelo. Foto: ReutersLa nueva zona se extiende desde la Plaza de San Pedro hasta el Castillo de Sant’Angelo. Foto: Reuters

Plaza Pia se convertirá en el escenario de los actos más destacados del Año Santo, en el que se estima que la ciudad recibirá a 32 millones de peregrinos.

El proyecto, que ha logrado unir de forma directa el Castillo de Sant’Angelo con la Via della Conciliazione y la Plaza de San Pedro, tuvo un costo de 85 millones de euros e incluye un paso subterráneo para el tráfico de automóviles.

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La gran obra del Jubileo de 2025 se completó con la labor de 110 trabajadores distribuidos en tres turnos durante las 24 horas del día en 450 días y se inauguró tan solo un día antes de la apertura de la Puerta Santa de la Basílica de San Pedro por parte del Papa, que dará inicio al Jubileo de 2025.

Un «pequeño milagro»

Durante la obra los operarios tuvieron que reubicar uno de los colectores de alcantarillado más grandes de Europa y lidiar con el hallazgo el junio pasado de restos arqueológicos de una villa romana, que requirieron de una intervención de urgencia para desmontarlos y trasladarlos al Castillo de San Ángel, donde serán conservados y exhibidos tras el Jubileo.

Hallazgo de restos arqueológicos durante la construcción de la plaza. Foto: EFEHallazgo de restos arqueológicos durante la construcción de la plaza. Foto: EFE

«Esto muestra que el patrimonio arqueológico subterráneo no es un obstáculo para la transformación de Roma, sino que, por el contrario, las grandes obras y los grandes eventos como el Jubileo pueden ayudarnos a redescubrir la historia y nuevas joyas de nuestra ciudad», explicó el alcalde de Roma.

Meloni también destacó lo que definió como un «pequeño milagro cívico» que permitió desmontar «pieza a pieza» los restos de la vílla romana sin que esto afectara a la realización de la obra.

«Creo que debemos definir esto como el ‘método Jubileo’, precisamente para recordarnos que en Italia las cosas se pueden hacer bien y se pueden hacer rápido», añadió.

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