Europe
National day of mourning in Russia after concert hall massacre
3 years agoFlowers have been laid and candles lit at a makeshift memorial outside the Russian consulate in Istanbul on March 23, 2024, a day after a deadly attack by gunmen on a Moscow concert hall killed more than 130 people and wounded dozens more. - Four gunmen stormed the Crocus City venue before the start of a rock concert on March 22, opened fire on the audience and set fire to the building, in an assault claimed by the Islamic State group. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP)
Russia will observe a national day of mourning on Sunday after a massacre in a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people, the deadliest attack in Europe to have been claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group.