FACTBOX: Incident at Crocus City Hall near Moscow
TASSJan 01, 1900
At Least 130 Killed in Moscow Attack, 11 Suspects Detained
The Facts
At least 130 people were killed and scores more were injured after gunmen opened fire and detenotated explosives at a Moscow concert hall late on Friday.
In what was Russia's worst terror attack in years, footage from the inside Crocus City Hall showed camouflaged men fire automatic weapons as panicked Russians fled for their lives. Another video showed the gunmen fire from point-blank range at those who fell.
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
This was a shocking and appalling act and has rightly been condemned by world leaders across the world. Acts of terrorism on innocent civilians will never be acceptable and the world stands with Russia at this difficult time.
Nerd narrative
There is a 2% chance that one or more recognized Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation will break away before 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.