NARRATIVE – In the suburbs of Moscow, a violent attack left at least 40 dead. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, while Russia suspected Ukraine’s involvement.
Some characterize the attack as “Bataclan Russian”. The Moscow evening of several thousand spectators took a bloody turn on Friday evening, when they came en masse to attend the show of the rock group Piknik. The event, announced with great fanfare, attracted a full house in Krasnogorsk, a suburb of the Russian capital. “Let’s open a new dimension, shake up the blossoming day!”wrote the happy band on the sites selling their tickets. “We will sing our new song in concert for the first time: “Nothing, Don’t Be Afraid of Nothing”.”
At around 8:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. French time), and as she was preparing to celebrate the event in the large auditorium of Crocus City Hall, whose countless rows of red seats were full, the first shots rang out from the hall of the establishment. “Just before the start, we heard several bursts and a terrible woman’s scream. Then a lot of shouting”according to a witness, who…
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