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Moscow attack death toll now at 143: ReportCamouflage-clad gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons at concertgoers near Moscow on Friday in an attack claimed by Islamic State militants.
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>A Russian law enforcement officer walks at a parking area near the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue following a shooting incident, outside Moscow, Russia, March 22, 2024. </p></div>

A Russian law enforcement officer walks at a parking area near the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue following a shooting incident, outside Moscow, Russia, March 22, 2024.

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Moscow: The death toll from Friday's shooting attack near Moscow now stands at 143 people, Margarita Simonyan, a Russian state TV journalist and the head of Russia Today, said on Telegram, without providing a source for the information.

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Russia has arrested 11 people, including four suspected gunmen, in connection with the shooting rampage in a concert hall near Moscow, the Kremlin said on Saturday.

The latest official death toll, provided by Russia's Investigative Committee, was 115 people.

Camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons at concertgoers near Moscow on Friday in an attack claimed by Islamic State militants.

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(Published 23 March 2024, 14:09 IST)