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Death toll from Moscow concert hall attack rises to 133 as Putin addresses the nation

The Russian president described the violent shooting as "a bloody, barbaric terrorist act" after a group linked to the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the event.
A woman mourns at a makeshift memorial in front of the Crocus City Hall on Saturday, a day after a gun attack in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, killed at least 133 people.
Updated March 23, 2024 at 9:28 PM ET

The death toll from a mass shooting at a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow Friday evening has risen to at least 133 people. At least another 145 others were reported injured.

The governor of the Moscow region said rescuers ended their search for victims late Saturday evening.

In his first televised address to the nation since the attacks

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