On X, the FM rejected the act and expressed heartfelt condolences to the people and Government of the Russian Federation, especially to the victims’ families and relatives.

International media reported on a shooting that took place on Friday in that Moscow cultural facility in which, according to preliminary reports by the Russian Federal Security Service, there were around 40 deaths and over a hundred injured.

According to Russia Today, a group of people wearing camouflage clothing and armed with rifles burst into the Crocus City Hall concert hall and opened fire on the venue’s audience.

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