Islamic State posts video of gunmen carrying out Moscow concert hall attack

The video, which lasts a minute and a half and was posted to Telegram, shows several individuals with blurred faces and garbled voices

The attackers fire several bursts of gunfire, numerous inert bodies are strewn about and a fire can be seen starting in the background

Reading Time:1 minute

An still from footage obtained by AFP – not the video released by Islamic State – shows unidentified gunmen moving through the concourse of the Crocus City Hall, outside Moscow, late on Friday. Photo: UGC / UGC / AFP

Published: 11:52am, 24 Mar 2024Updated: 10:31pm, 24 Mar 2024

A video apparently shot by gunmen who carried out the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall has been posted on social media accounts typically used by the jihadist group Islamic State, according to the SITE Intelligence Group.

The video, which lasts a minute and a half, shows several individuals with blurred faces and garbled voices, armed with assault rifles and knives.

They appear to be the lobby of the Crocus City Hall concert venue in Krasnogorsk, northwest of the Russian capital.

Russian rescuers work inside the Crocus City Hall on the western edge of Moscow on Saturday following an attack a day earlier. Photo: Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP

The attackers fire several bursts of gunfire, numerous inert bodies are strewn about and a fire can be seen starting in the background.

The video appeared on a Telegram account considered - according to the SITE monitoring group - to belong to Amaq, the news arm of Islamic State.

The attack, for which IS claimed responsibility on Friday evening, killed at least 137 people, including three children, Russian authorities said on Sunday.

It was the deadliest attack claimed by the jihadist group on European soil.

Select Voice

Choose your listening speed

Get through articles 2x faster

1.25x

250 WPM

Slow

Average

Fast

00:0000:00

1.25x