the, the, it says it's in the say needs 60 people killed, i'm at least a 145 more wounded. the government opened fire. the city's biggest concept of putting near i saw that the people who were shooting were following them. i ran into the toilets and there was already a crush. it was just horrible. it was really scary. you couldn't see anything inside. the roof has collapsed. some of the items are believed to be stuck inside and the risk was suffocating from below. inspect. find as many people from around the world express condolences of people rush,

i walked into, the assistant sees no signs of the play involvement. but also if it's 5 is the us has a move, say in the matter, unless it closes reliable the form of the to the little this is all day is good to good company today. 9. so tonight, let's take a little the top storage and the break seniors this out. the shooting at last goes biggest console. coal has killed at least 60 people. $100.00? no, that's going to the reason why is that to mate? so why literacy services put out a fire that was started by the perpetrators so that seems obligated to be trapped inside the building and suffocate from the fix. let the roof of a new coat. this city hole has collapsed that offices. some people have been

on that level. we've been hearing from eye witnesses who described the tragedy. the shooting started at 1st, people ran away quickly. there was some noise. then i saw that the people who were shooting were following them. people were pushing through those doors faster and faster. there were still guards, their checking bags and tickets. i was going up the escalator at this point. i ran into the toilets and there was already a crush. it was just horrible. it was really scary. you couldn't see anything inside. i couldn't even get down, even though there was only one flight of stairs. that total of the attack mouse sciences, 60 miles, according to the rights of salem by the russian investigative committee. in the us, within the framework of this criminal case, a set of investigative actions is currently being carried out. also ortiz from the

investigative committee together with the federal security service. um the interior ministry, a currently examining the victims bodies. unfortunately, we must say that the death toll from this terrorist attack is increasing. at the moment we can talk about more than 60 dead investigators. i've also seized weapons and ammunition from the crime scene. and those are currently being examined genetic fingerprint. i'm ballistic inspections of the weapons, munition and other evidence being conducted. cctv video has been collected and is being studied by specialists. this is all the information we have so far. the fact that the ceiling over the auditorium had actually collapse to an emergency services . workers are now working to clear out the rubble from there. they were able to enter finally into that area where the it suspected that the fire actually started that the obviously grew into

a place before but has more or less gotten under control. although, according to the governor's report, there are also some isolated fires that the emergency services workers are still working to port out. of course this, this occurred, i was here from the, from pretty much just about half an hour after everything happened and the entire ceiling of the building. the roof was in the other flames. you could see parts of the building coming off and embers come falling from the roof of the building on to the grounds below. unfortunately, the authorities have said that the casualty number may arise right now. it stands at 60 people killed and over a 100 injured many of them have been hospitalized as a result of their injuries. and again, like we said earlier in the program, there may still be people trapped inside the building. and that's part of the reason why the authorities have said that we may be looking at a higher casualty number that then is currently being reported. but nevertheless,

all the government agencies that are working hand in hand with the emergency services here, the investigative committee rushes, a national guard, it's interior ministry, they're all giving a russian president vladimir putin minute by minute updates on their work. and on the rescue operations that are taking place here to make sure that everyone that's, that can be safe from the building is safe from the building. and in terms of the actual terrorist attack that took place, the investigative committee is still trying to determine what, who was actually behind it, why this attack was carried out. of course, there were some claims on the internet that so i says, took responsibility for this attack. but that's completely unconfirmed, and many journalists are saying that that, that there's, there's no evidence to be found of that on official isis channels. so uh, the investigation of course continues and we're gonna have to wait for the official

information to see to get to the bottom of basically what happened here and why it took place. investigators have it is opening the crime scene. they've uncovered a fly on a pony used by the tyrus, as well as most will, are munition clips who receives exclusive footage from the focus. so the whole firefighters and police are working at the see. this video shows about it being carried out of the facility, as was as the interior of the size of these speaking venue. survivors of the, the type of offsetting to share the story. it's one young woman save yourself. i'm playing dead in front of this is as they were standing by the x that we were heading towards a source. some of them ran back here and started shooting at people. i fell down on the floor and tried to play dead and the girl next to me was killed. then the fire broke out. they closed the door. i guess they couldn't look it up. i was lying

under the door, just breathing. i had no energy left in me some time past 3 or 4 minutes, maybe i crawled out, looked around and went to the exit. i saw that no one was that. so i went outside that's the attack. took place in a hole that was near a tube of ballroom dancing competition. hundreds of completed his age, 615 rosshouse of the building. the attack is open fire. we heard from a parent the one of the dogs is who witnessed the fixing. this is and so i need to need everyone from the dance competition was running, escaping and whatever it was they were wearing. they ran out in dance dresses, no coats just their costumes. they were running as fast as they could to reach the metro. they left all of their stuff left behind everything they had with them. we saw the building on fire. there were 2 bodies near the dressing room. probably somebody's parents, the shooting was right next door. that hall, that's all over the video on. social media is right next to the entrance to the

dance competition. by this delve into this and go further and discuss it with political alice other funds. the not as one of the things that was a joint is and you heard the news. there's been a terrible attack in moscow. what was your 1st reaction to as well? um, my 1st reaction was uh, going back to memories of the attacks that occurred in moscow in the early 2, thousands and in the context of the chechen wars at the time, i mean that the there was a theater that was taken over as hostages. and i think a 160170 people the item, the other case in 2002, 2003. i don't remember exactly that. i do remember it was also a subway attack. um, that was my 1st reaction, but then i'm also the obviously the concert in las vegas a few years ago, whereas

a suitor killed the almost a 100 people. so the venue type but but um uh, and the 3rd uh just thought was of course rush. it has increased. yeah. escalated its beside tax on the key of another associate the locations they shut down the um, an electricity generation plant, the photos that i believe. so there's been an intensification of targeting. um i love it as of the attacks against egypt targets in the past. 48 hours. so all of this came into my mind and the fact that um the, the, uh, the, the, uh, there was a statement from the us embassy, who,

advising russians of the possibility of some kind of terror attack. interestingly enough, out of concert 2 weeks ago. yes. uh no, so it's, so it's a buddy that we, we've heard about this month 7. so a warning by the us and u. k. basically saying a be aware of concepts and large gatherings. but at the same time, you know, we heard from washington saying that they knew absolutely nothing about these attack. a bit of a co is it, is there anything that is to say it was sort of a contradict each of as well. this is the, this is really the, the question now, and i, but by the way, i saw a screenshot from us from a german was friend who lives in moscow. you show me the screenshots from the embassy itself. so this is real. the end i was struck by the fact that they weren't of a concert attack. so, but the, by that ministration has

a quick promptly come them. so there was a spokesman and john kirby of the attack. and you know, the, i mean, i don't know the only people who really know who did this are those who organized it right now. and i'm sure that the, the russian authorities involved will be more efficient then selling the west. and ones will do that. uh, story passed in of connections to some of the terrorist organizations. i have a feeling that they will be far more accurate and forthcoming when the time comes. but um, certainly there are many questions, many questions that's coming from this attack. and of course the we've had similar um, another thing that came to mind of course was the um, the murder of, uh, duty not the the,

the general is the daughter of the same as the last for duke. and i almost, um, was it a year and a half ago? and so the, we have seen these a c metric reactions from ukraine and secret services in the, throughout the course of this floor. and of course, you ukrainian so look just like the russians can easily blending and, and what fine routes it was, you know, as cape and an enter um without causing much suspicion was on the hill quite right to say as best not to speculate. but let's, i look at the kind of reports that we do know of levels of come out. now we've heard from washington, and they've said no, we don't know what will go on. this is definitely not 1st of all, broad statement. this is definitely not key. if that's number one, then they went on to say thank he went on to say it was definitely not us. so

that's $22.00 sides that we've got. we've had some lesson media is on the cnn and kneel time. they've come out and said, not washington, not in queue here is an escape go i. so i know that that's also been sort of a little bit the buttons yet. so no proof really there either. and your thoughts on how washington silver was putting this narrative as well. i mean the, i think the they are just, there's funding confusion um and the money it could also be that did do that thing. they have an idea of who it was, but they never gave a go ahead and they didn't. they just associated themselves to the we prepared or you will give you the weapons, but then you don't tell us when you do what you do. i think that actually this has

been a dynamic and many attacks. now the ice so interesting enough, the ice oh option if it did cross my mind because, but it's, it's kind of odd because rest of it hasn't really been involved in syria since the already quite a few years ago. and it was being far more occasion to do this at the height of the syrian complet in 2018, 2017. that's more of that wouldn't be more credible. and so that is, and also rarely devices ever declare itself openly after an attack that it always less mysterious clues. the, even in the case of a very similar attack, another attack, the bucket pirates 2016. now, there is an interesting connection because we've seen french, the french president really puff up in the last,

visually bucks up if you've seen the latest pictures of him in boxing here. um, uh, in a belligerent mode, as if he's napoleon turning russian. so the, the, the number of, of potential pope is who has an incriminated themselves with the strange statements over the past 2 weeks is significant, and many of them are in the west. but to point out the exactly home. this operation was a well done because we have some a, some terry's point of view because that is i, i don't and i believe nobody was capture and none of the, the tear was as far as i understand has the was killed. so they were professionals because it's is really strange on to look out, but what we also the $1000000.00 question of us on the on that is who benefits of

the most from this what so on so well, yeah. can we bundle of course. well, can we bona i would say, is that the, obviously, if you look at what terrorism you just does, the, the point here is to get russians to put pressure on the russian government to stop the war. and if that's, that's the only tech tactic, the cd to go that i can imagine. then you will have to say that the, the attack has a ukrainian route and all the, most of the evidence would, if i were a betting person, that's what i would bet on, given all the possibilities. but there are the kinds of characters involved, you know, is, is quite why then, um, i would have to place bets, you know, side, but uh, uh, as well and not on like the,

i would say western sources on it. and just as a you said that so you could and would probably benefit the best because it, it was try to pressure wise, it's always the russian citizens. so if the price for $5.00 present and puts in to change his time because, i mean, we just literally had an election less than a week ago and that's in 7 days ago. the population is clearly behind for us. and a lot of them in person who the next 6 is the and the russian people already one to so power will be afraid from these sort of times. it is, what do you make of the timing of this attack? the phones, the timing is, is interesting. because today, the other big news in barton russian was that the president who was confirmed as president elect so it's an interesting timing. the name the is a venue was chosen also because of the concert features of popular band. i

understand his name's picnic, so there's going to be a number of people i actually know have some friends in moscow who's who uh, went out to dinner with people who were supposed to attend this venue. so uh, i've heard actually from them earlier. but i mean it's, even though the point to the major point would definitely be to pressurize the population to spending or then the war. we know that the rescue people are not the time to be intimidated. like this of all the populations in the world is one of the lease to cover so in, it's not it's not going to work. and if anything, the, the resolve will only increase by the way there, there could be other disgruntled groups. we've had the you know, the, the bottom,

the roof of the, the, the class that we serious price, the killed regarding the earlier late last year. who knows, could it be a rope? i mean, i'm just going through all the possibilities in my, my mind or the but then what do you do that you used to end up with the only people who, who could have done this with this technical proficiency and timing that they did the r and essentially use someone to do something to do with, with the ukraine and the that, that perhaps is a warning. and they can't find on the field directly. and defeat the, the russians have shown that anything you create new throw at them all. the western military equipments, including abrams tanks, have come completely being destroyed by the russian uh, equipment. so, um, this is perhaps the, the last blows. i don't even know though,

is there lensky himself, knew about this, or was involved in the clinic. because lensky is primarily an actor playing the role of president who, who is really making the decisions for him. that's another story. yeah. but we've had guests on uh today. whereas there has been speculation that could be a revolt within the 9 skis. false is but again, that's all just speculation that there will be and then yeah. and then i would have to meet and then suddenly i was on the line as well as pleasure, as always, thank you. thank you for your time. by the way to hearing from eye witnesses from who described events either focus so the whole is also what just to remind you . tell us open file, moving over a 140 casualties. at least 60 that yes,

0 is the i was on the balcony. those we didn't think it was shot, just the audience greeting the musicians. at 1st we didn't think much of it, but then it became clear that something scary was going on. suddenly someone shouted that there was shooting and we had to evacuate. we ran right down towards the stage where you at some point everyone stopped. everyone just lay down on the stage. i was trying to scramble behind the speaker because i saw a person with some kind of firearm. we ran behind the curtain and one of the lobby staff was already standing there. he said, run the saw that the name of us in moscow has express condolences to or little bit sense of the try to the reporter that none of is combined. right? so the engine in the it that the south african embassy stuff in most cool, including locally recruit to pesa matter or accounted for. we've also made contact with all so that we can students and that we know of what based and most cool in

the whole sleep disability can government condense this and own other x of tetra. we believe that terrorism, in any shape or form and for what it, what it is and does not belong in our society and should be condemned by. or we'd like to send a message of condom lenses to the government of russia to the families of the victims, as well as those that are in jet. we wished them a speedy recovery. this is a situation that will continue to monita and we show a sheet of beings as in when we receive information a very route since 2 months ago. so i've talked to all coming in on across the world with the white house, commenting on electricity in the immediate, off him off his uh, correspondence. okay, the move in the details or?

well, we had an almost immediate reaction from the white house, john kirby, who is a national security advisor to joe biden, speaking on behalf of the white house, gave this response in the immediate aftermath of the attack. here's what he said. clearly, there are people in the, in las gone in russia that object to the way mister pool is governing to the country. but i don't think we're at this early hour. we can make a link between the, the, the shopping all attack and in political motivations as an excuse. we just need to, we more time and we need to learn more information. now the united states that it had no prior knowledge of the terrorist attack that took place, but many are raising questions about a state department travel advisory to americans in russia, that specifically mentioned concerts as possible targets for a terrorist attack and was issued just 2 weeks prior to today's her rendez of that,

now the russian foreign ministry spokesperson maria's a car of came forward with some very strong words for the united states. as russia is reacting to the horrifying scenes. here's what marie is a car of a had to say the white house said it's, he's no signs that ukraine or ukrainians are involved in the terrorist attack in moscow. on what basis do officials in washington draw any conclusions about someone's innocence in the midst of a tragedy? if the united states has or had reliable data on this matter, then they must be immediately transferred to the russian side. and if there is no such data, then the white house has no right to issue condolences to anyone. all those involved, as stated by the russian leadership, will be identified by the competent authorities. now it's important to note that there was a telegram post by an individual representing the office of the ukrainian president

saying, quote, let's be clear. ukraine has absolutely nothing to do with these events. and in addition to that, we have heard from the european union uh, the spokesperson, peter stano said, our thoughts are with all those russian citizens affected, the un secretary general's office, that it was saddened by the reports of the shooting as well. now there were some strong words from the president of serbia. he said, i want to express my sincere condolences, the citizens and leadership of russia, and the hope that the terrace will be arrested. and i hope that this will never happen again. a tragic event that has unforeseen consequences. there is no doubt. there will be a further escalation in ukraine. now. he went on from there to say every day we are getting closer to a major conflict that i fear will take more lives than the 2nd world war. uh, so quite an important statement from the president of serbia and many are asking

questions about that mysterious travel advisory from the us state department prior to the attack. and what us officials may or may not have known what information was available. people are also raising questions about what organizations or individuals may have been responsible for this and much information is expected to com and the following hours as the country is kind of locked down in the aftermath of these events, making sure that the perpetrators and all who aided them can be arrested and brought to justice. uh, there's a lot of sympathy and tiers and condolences for russia around the world. many around the world are offering words of sympathy, but also raising some serious questions about what caused today's adapts to be able to happen. service. the highest guy in the western countries had prior information

about the terrace and zack, and that's why they issued a warning to the citizens in russia. on march 7th, the american embassy urge that citizens not to visit move. then the british and others did the same. this means that their special services intercepted certain negotiations, received information. i knew that something was going to happen. i think it's almost almost impossible that western i intelligence agencies didn't know that something was upset. they wouldn't be sure to travel advisory otherwise, i mean, they have to have something to go on. and obviously from uh, maria, so kind of a statement. whatever they knew, if they didn't share with their russian connor cause we'll just, uh, you know, they're just uh, doing their best to imitate so ponce's pilots wash their hands of the whole thing,

but to travel the advisory for on march 7th is pretty incriminating. so i have to agree with the serbian president, it's more than suspicious of the western rhetoric has been normalizing a tax on russian soil. david, normalizing it. they haven't condemned to use your credit for anything. i remember the drone attacks against the crime and last year you know, nobody really condemned that from the west and even i remember a mc blinking pretty much said, well, we're not going to say q crane. how to conduct their war against russia. pretty much meaning, you know, if you, you, to attack, if you want to attack russian territory, go ahead and do it. and then it was just a matter of time. this was going to happen. and just the whole rhetoric coming from western capital's, it's all came at traditional escalation is nothing that wasn't expected. and uh, you know, they,

they pretty much given carte blanche to their ukrainian clients to do whatever it takes to, uh, re, gain, quote unquote 0 territory. and when they, when you give someone a blank check, well, you know that's, they're gonna act like it. so, once again, this is what the serbian president said, i agree with them. we're heading toward a major complex. and the west obviously wants a major conflict. and you know, i think that even the travel advisory of uh, march 7th, i said can away it was almost an active provocation. move off the nail times auto put in the american officials, all why the president clinton could quote, seek to false. the blame you claim the secularism. the american officials are worried that president vladimir putin of russia could seek to falsely blame ukraine

for friday's attack. putting pressure on western governments to identify those they believe may be responsible. mister putin, frequently twists events. even the tragic wants to fit his public narrative, as he has been quick to accuse ukraine of acts of terrorism to justify his invasion of the country for us office as well. but it says his opinion of the us as well. so to the reset time in me of that now i have no, uh, no thought at all that these are russians. this quieted by put this victory quite the contrary. when 88 percent of the people of russia support brewton, it's because they trust him to bring this fanatical nazi regime pumped up by the united states and france and germany in britain to an end. that is part of this strategy as well. they have initiated the terrorist attack.