Moscow attack: Terrorists had contacts in Ukraine, says report as toll rises to 115
had contracts on the Ukrainian side," the report said, adding that the attack was "thoroughly planned". However, Russia has not made public any evidence of a Ukrainian connection. Russia's Investigative Committee said on Saturday the number of people killed in the attack on a Moscow concert hall rose to 115.
Meanwhile, 11 people — including all four assailants — were arrested over Friday's deadly attack on a concert hall. ALSO READ: Moscow concert attack: From India to Ukraine, here's how world reacted to deadly shooting in Russia The head of the FSB security service informed Russian President Vladimir Putin "about the detention of 11 people, including all four terrorists directly involved in carrying out the attack," Russian state news agencies cited the Kremlin as saying in a statement. ALSO READ: ‘Picnic’ concert turns out to be a nightmare: How Moscow terrorist attack unfolded | 5 points The shooting took place on Friday evening at Crocus City Hall, a concert venue just west of Moscow where a Soviet-era rock band was due to perform.
Camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons at concertgoers. According to news agency AFP, verified video showed people taking their seats in the hall, then rushing for the exits as repeated gunfire echoed above screams. Another video showed men shooting at groups of people.
Some victims lay motionless in pools of blood. "Suddenly there were bangs behind us - shots. A burst of firing - I do not know what," one witness, who asked not to be identified by name, told Reuters.
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