- On 22 March 2024, The Islamic State – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the 2024 Crocus City Hall attack through the Amaq news agency, U.S. officials confirmed the claim shortly after.
- Crocus City Hall attack timeline
- On 19 March, Putin said the U.S. embassy’s warning “resembles outright blackmail and an intention to intimidate and destabilize our society.”
- At around 20:00 MSK (UTC+3), before the band began their performance, masked gunmen in combat fatigues opened fire on the crowd using AK-74-style assault rifles.
- The Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS–KP), a South-Central Asia-based regional affiliate of the Islamic State, claimed responsibility in a statement through the Amaq News Agency shortly after the attack.
- The Islamic State have claimed responsibility for the attack on the Crocus City Hall on the outskirts of Moscow. The full statement posted on its Telegram account reads: Islamic State fighters attacked a large gathering of Christians in the city of Krasnogorsk on the outskirts of the Russian capital, Moscow, killing and wounding hundreds and causing great destruction to the place before they withdrew to their bases safely.
- Address to citizens of Russia (en.kremlin.ru)
- Russia says US embassy warning lacked details
- Russian special services received US data on terror plot, but without any details — source (tass.com)
- Russia has charged four suspects it says carried out the attack in a Moscow concert hall that killed at least 137 people.
- US official claims that Crocus City Hall was identified as a potential target
- Crocus City Hall attack (Wikipedia)
On 22 March 2024, a coordinated terrorist attack against civilians occurred at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Crocus City, Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. The attack began at around 20:00 MSK (UTC+3), shortly before the Russian band Picnic was scheduled to play a sold-out show at the venue. Four terrorists associated with Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS–KP or ISIS-K) carried out a mass shooting, as well as slashing attacks on the people gathered at the venue, and used incendiary devices to set the venue on fire. Investigators said 145 people had been killed (including those who died later in hospital), and more than 551 concertgoers injured by gunfire or suffering from burns. On 28 March, Russian authorities also claimed that a further 95 people were missing.