the federal russian security service officer was killed in that attack the attacker then left the scene he ran out of the street where another police officer was killed the traffic police officer before the attacker was finally neutralized his identity still being established now this situation is no longer an active shooter situation there is no danger to the public from the perpetrator of this attack but forces at the scene are still looking for a package some sort of package or suitcase which the attacker a may have left in the building so bomb squad will be on scene to see if that poses any danger now this of course took place in central moscow where the headquarters is just 1015 minutes walk from the bolshoi theater just a bit more from red square from the shopping center is a thursday night 6 37 pm very much evening rush hour people leaving their offices to head home and go out their evening business so you can imagine the panic but the place where this shooting began our crews in correspondence at the scene managed to get some eyewitness accounts of what happened when the gunfire

the biggest choice store in russian of course so we are very close to new year holiday so a lot of people are shopping with their kids of course russia's federal security service building their main building is right here behind me a russian state supported him and the dumas is an old soul just a stone's throw away though the presidential administration building is also right here very poor. a poor place in moscow that could have been a lot more casualties bazza right now as i said the russian health ministry are saying that they're tending to at least 5 people and i'm sure we'll show footage a little bit later on how people were being evacuated from the streets here those people who were wounded and they're speaking off the officers low law enforcement who were on the scene while they were very very quick to clear all this free so make sure that the number of casualties the would to. grow i mean it was the national guard the federal security service even the traffic police they were all involved in making sure that no one else gets heard so now once the situation occurred this whole area here was cordoned off you can see right now the traffic is back online t

used the russian federal security service they have a building very much in the center of this are you can see. the area around. the security services have always had their headquarters there since decades ago since soviet times very much a central area there's also shops cafes that many people have been to most of my visited some of the clubs and balls in that area. and you can see the. juxtaposition there of the christmas decorations alongside those police police lot so a lot of on the scene as well exactly and there might be more people in that area right now because this is often when a bunch of markets and whatnot are opened down in the downtown area to attract more people in there as you can see these are this is footage that we're just now getting in from around that area and you can see people in the. reports are saying there as you can see from the screen 3 people dead which unfortunately could indicate that more all rooms are going to school in a situation like this in times like these there was always kind of there's a was uncertainty as to what's going on how many attack is

security operation by heavily armed special forces. according to russian media reports, a man attacked this building in the center of moscow. it is the home of the russian federal security serviceommunist era predecessor the kgb. the attacker then reportedly fled to a neighboring building, barricading himself inside. himrity services then shot dead. ambulances were on the scene to help several casualties. >> there were gunshots. i didn't get any closer, because it wanted to live. i hid around the corner, and watched from there. emergency services came later. before that, police officers rent to an ambulance unloaded somebody onto it quickly. i don't know for sure, but apparently he was already dead. reporter: the shooting happened on the same day vladimir putin was holding his annual showcase, screened live on russian television. thes unclear what attacker's motives might have been or whether he was acting alone. sirens]cy authorities are trying to establish his identity. in attack took place here front of one of the most important institutions of the country, the institution where vladimir putin worked for 16 years. this incident will be taken extremely seriously, especially s

were being detained now russian federal security service made the arrest on the 27th of december following information that was provided. by their american colleagues now and in a telephone conversation the russian president vladimir putin saying to his american counterpart donald trump all 4 of the information for this particular information that helped prevent these attacks now both presidents also discussed a range pressuring issues as they agreed to continue cooperation in the fight against terrorism actually last time they spoke was in july and in presson they saw each other back in june at the g. 20 summit in japan now it was reported back then that the meeting was long and it was such to be productive so it does seem that they tend throughout the year as they tend to keep contact but i think for the coachman with the story that for us. the stations are continuing into what caused a passenger plane to crash shortly after taking off from both in kazakhstan killing 12 people dozens were injured in the incident on prizes including children these pictures show the rescue operation invest

that's the russian federal security service or it's a building very much in central moscow it's within a stone's throw from the bolshoi theater red square. big shopping center rochelle this sort of packed with people very busy people leaving work to go home and go about their evening activities this happened at about 10 past 6 in the evening now security forces and police were very quick to respond that attacker was quickly reports say he was quickly shot but not before sadly he managed to kill at least 5 people we can't say exactly what their condition is we know that one f.s.b. officer was tragically killed another one was at a critical condition the other 3 people we don't have any information from the health ministry as of yet we know they've been taken to local hospitals we know he was carrying an automatic assault rifle which for moscow for a city you which as we've discussed earlier has suffered its fair share of terrorist attacks of bombings that set for is quite a rare sight and seeing these streets deserted of after this certainly is. it is quite surreal we can speculate of c

light on some of their intentions was also found the scene well they were being detained russian federal security service a mage's these the rest on the 27th of december following information that was received from their american colleagues now some may say that it was a significant step in the relationships between the 2 countries and in a telephone conversation the russian president vladimir putin thanked his american counterpart donald trump for this piece of data that helped prevent these attacks they prevented what could have been a tragic catastrophe as the city of san petersburg russia's northland capital is packed with people during new year holidays so this piece of information how to prevent a horrible situation indeed both presidents discussed a range of pressuring issues they agreed to continue cooperation in the fight against terrorism actually the last time they spoke was in july and in person they mad back in june at the g. 20 summit in japan at the time the meeting was said to be quite long and productive so it seems that both sides trying to keep the lines of contact open. we spoke to ch

is the russian federal security service there an important security security organization the equivalent to the american f.b.i. this building is a very much central part of moscow in fact it was about. 7 to 8 minutes walk from the square about 1012 minutes walk from revolution square leading up to the kremlin so it's a very central area it's rush hour now safe to say in moscow this attack happened about 2535 minutes ago 630 people leaving work leaving their offices making their way to one of the tube stations very much nearby we saw some videos coming in earlier this is one of the videos from the scene you can see people running along the street in panic moving away from the sounds of gunfire. the attacker or attackers there was at least 2 attack as we understand began firing at the entrance to the f.s.b. building or just inside the lobby now from the sounds it sounds like there was automatic gunfire that has been confirmed by reports from the scene that the attacker or attackers were armed with automatic fire some reports saying it's a kalashnikov assault rifle other reports saying it's

that's the russian federal security service or it's a building very much in central moscow it's within a stone's throw from the bolshoi theater red square. big shopping center at rush hour this would have been packed with people very busy people leaving work to go home and go about their evening activities that's happened at about 10 past 6 in the evening now security forces and police are very quick to respond that attacker was quickly reports say he was quickly shot but not before sadly he managed to kill and injure at least 5 people we can't say exactly what their condition is we know that one officer was tragically killed another one was in a critical condition the other 3 people we don't have any information from the health ministry as of yet we know they've been taken to local hospitals we know he was carrying an automatic assault rifle which for moscow for a city you which as we've discussed earlier has suffered its fair share of terrorist attacks of bombings that set for is quite a rare sight and seeing these streets are deserted of after this certainly is is quite surreal that

that's the russian federal security service or it's a building very much in central moscow it's within a stone's throw from the bolshoi theater red square in the big shopping center at rush hour this would have been packed with people very busy people leaving work to go home and go about their evening activities that's happened about 10 past 6 in the evening now security forces and police are very quick to respond. quickly reports say he was quickly shot but not before sadly he managed to kill and injure at least 5 people we can't say exactly what their condition is we know that one f.s.b. officer was tragically killed another one was in a critical condition the other 3 people we don't have any information from the health ministry as of yet we know they've been taken to local hospitals we know he was carrying an automatic assault rifle which for moscow for a city you which as we've discussed earlier has suffered its fair share of terrorist attacks of bombings that set for is quite a rare sight and seeing these streets are deserted of after this certainly is is quite surreal that certai

plan in mind very very specifically went to the halt of the russian security forces the russian military targeting the federal security service building. targeting police surrounding that we're not aware right now of any civilian casualties the have happened in the area it does seem so far that the critical injuries or deaths tragically are serving security forces personnel and police officers and those 2 officers of course will surprise with their families who have been taken away in a critical condition as a result of this attack. obviously force as well with the bomb squad currently trying to find them to fuse that device. so exactly as you can see from the pictures there is a heavy response in the area lots of police and other emergency services there and the whole place has been completely shut down this is a live picture from the area and it's see you know they're the only people and vehicles that you see at the scene i don't know the police this is extremely unusual for that area it's just striking as you say jacki you know having you know spent a lot of time in central moscow. seeing this at this time it's just come u

that it's the federal russian security services the symbol of power of statehood of stability something which terrorists would want to strike at if this is a terrorist attack the timing of the attack given putin's annual address with journalists given the upcoming day of security services tomorrow and russia you speak to the kremlin and of course the fact that you would not attack a hard target so-called hard target like this without the knowledge without coming to terms with the fact that you are probably not going to make it out alive on the other hand of course as groups chris phillips was said there's the factors of mental health of drug use indeed we saw one shooting a few weeks ago in russia in an army unit where an army conscript shot dead several of his colleagues with assault rifle that was put down to the phenomenon of hazing of bullying and mental health that at no point was considered terrorism so we really have to wait for them to get to the bottom of this with both sides has marks of all over attack targeting a symbol of statehood we really have to wait until they get to t

russia's federal security service that is the f.s.b. announced on friday 2 russian citizens who were planning on committing terrorist attacks on home soil was arrested it is said that the incident was going to take place in some widely called the country's 2nd capital often called the venice of the north because of it and it was going to take place in the new year which is of course now just one day away at this point in time we don't have any for details on the individuals apprehended but what i can say of course is that new year hair in russia is one of the biggest holidays on the night of the descent this is tens if not hundreds of thousands of people in every single city stream out onto the streets meaning that if this had not been stopped the consequences could have been truly tragic now it is absolutely vital to know this attack was foiled in no small part thanks to a tip off from the american intelligence services marking a very positive very encouraging moment of cooperation between the u.s. and russia the kremlin in fact has released a statement confirming

russian officials identified the suspect in a shooting near the federal security service building in central moscow 2 people were killed and 5 others injured in the attack. and other stories that shape the week moscow and the e.u. will lash out at u.s. sanctions targeting russia's nord stream to gas pipelines in germany and poland saying it amounts to interference in domestic affairs. and another inspector breaks ranks from the global chemical weapons watchdog the o.p.c. w. saying its final report on the.

target and definitely this is a symbolic attack against one of the russians or most known institutions or the federal security service is growing as you said for the next t.v. building this is very well known place right in the center of moscow and become interesting when it's in the center. very known position and it is a symbol of the russian state so i think that for me of course we don't know who is the perpetrator of the attack and we have to be careful with any kind of speculation but definitely this is something i think we didn't choose that place and that building. by about hazard and there's difference and purpose or so maybe i do all that you can i'm speaking can think that is definitely. the case and this night shooting. you surprised to hear about someone with a. a rifle of this reportedly like a kalashnikov lot rifle taking all the shit. well defended building such as the f.s.b. headquarters and i can say is well defended because this shootout was over pretty pretty quickly and it's not easy to gain a. handgun or a rifle in russia had a pretty thorough background checks for anybody who wants one usually

russian officials reveal the identity of the gunman who killed 2 and injured 5 in a shooting near the federal security service building in central moscow when it does happen describing the attack. at 5 or 10 minutes past 6 the gunfire began and it was not just a few shots came in bursts which we saw officers taking cover behind the court. after more than 3 years of deadlock and numerous rejections and u.k. parliament finally back some time minister boris johnson's parks that withdrawal agreement. and in a last minute attempt to disrupt russian gas supplies to europe us to the 1st warn a swiss company that crippling sanctions will put it out of business if it doesn't stop working on the own most completed north stream to pipeline. it watching our 2 international bring your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. the russian investigative committee has released the identity of the gunman who opened fire outside the federal security service building and central moscow on thursday evening 39 year old you get near year of lived in the moscow region killed in f.s.b. officer before be

russian officials have identified the suspect of a shooting near the federal security service building in central moscow 2 people were killed and 5 injured in the attack. and other stories that shape the week moscow and the e.u. lash out at u.s. sanctions targeting russians north stream to gas pipelines in germany of berlin saying it amounts to interference and domestic affairs. and another inspector breaks ranks from the global chemical weapons watchdog the o.p.c. w. saying its final report on the alleged attack in the syrian city and do what distorts.

russian officials have identified the suspect in the shooting near the federal security service building something moscow 3 people killed 5 injured and it. was shaped a week mosconi you lash out at u.s. sanctions targeting russia's north screamed to gas plant in germany berlin saying it amounts to interference in domestic affairs. and another inspector breaks ranks from the global chemical weapons watchdog w saying its final report on the alleged attack in the syrians.

russian officials have identified the suspect of the shooting at the federal security service building in central moscow 2 people were killed and 5 injured in the attack and another stories shake the week moscow in the u.s. sanctions targeting russia's millstream seeing gas pipeline to germany with berlin saying it amounts to interference in domestic affairs and another inspector writes frank from the global chemical weapons watch told the a.p. .

russian officials have identified the suspect of a shooting at the federal security service building in central moscow 2 people were killed and 5 injured in the attack. in a review of the week moscow and new you lash out at us sanctions targeting russia's nordstrom to gas pipeline to germany but in saying it amounts to interfere in some domestic affairs and another inspector breaks ranks in the global chemical weapons watchdog p c w saying its final report on the ledge to attack in the syrian city of duma misrepresent.

russian officials have identified the suspect of a shooting near the federal security service building in central moscow 2 people were killed and 5 injured in the attack. and other stories that shape the week moscow and the e.u. lash out at u.s. sanctions targeting russians north stream 2 gas pipeline to germany berlin saying and amounts to interference in domestic affairs. and another inspector breaks ranks from the global chemical weapons watchdog the o.p.c. w saying its final report on the alleged attack in the syrian city and do what distorts the facts. this is the weekly here on r t welcome to our roundup of the headlines that shape the week. russia's investigative committee has released the identity of the gunman who opened fire outside the headquarters of the federal security service building in central moscow on thursday evening the shooter was 39 year old you've got him in europe who lived in the moscow region he killed in f.s.b. officer before being shot dead himself another officer died later in hospital 5 other people were injured during the attack including one civilian in