A minimum of 133 individuals have actually been eliminated and more than 100 hurt after shooters opened fire on concertgoers near Moscow and set fire to the place in among the most dangerous attacks in Russia in years.
An affiliate of the ISIL (ISIS) armed group, Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), which has actually been active in Afghanistan and Iran, declared duty for the attack.
In a telecasted address to the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the attack a “barbaric terrorist act” as he stated a nationwide day of grieving on Sunday.
Here are a few of the worldwide responses:
United Nations
The UN Security Council condemned “in the greatest terms the abhorrent and afraid terrorist attack” at Crocus City Hall in Moscow’s northern suburban area of Krasnogorsk.
“The members of the Security Council highlighted the requirement to hold criminals, organisers, investors and sponsors of these wicked acts of terrorism responsible and bring them to justice.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is on a check out to Egypt’s border with the Gaza Strip, “strongly” condemned the attack on the auditorium.
“We think about definitely unbearable the attack that occurred in Moscow and we motivate all nations to work together with each other in order to make certain that ISIS [ISIL] will not have the capability to strike anywhere else worldwide,” he informed press reporters.
The UN secretary-general called ISIL “a terrorist organisation that is running in a number of parts of the world and is an extremely major risk to all of us”.
[It] requirements to be battled with decision, with a great deal of global cooperation,” he stated.
NATO
NATO representative Farah Dakhlallah stated the military alliance “unquestionably” condemns the attack.
“Nothing can validate such abhorrent criminal activities. Our inmost acknowledgements to the victims and their households,” she stated on X.
We unquestionably condemn the attacks targeting concertgoers in Moscow. Absolutely nothing can validate such abhorrent criminal activities. Our inmost acknowledgements to the victims and their households.
— Farah Dakhlallah (@NATOpress) March 23, 2024
China
President Xi Jinping sent his “acknowledgements” to Putin, China’s state news company Xinhua reported.
Xi “worried that China opposes all kinds of terrorism, highly condemns the terrorist attack and securely supports the Russian federal government’s efforts to protect its nationwide security and stability”.
Turkey
“We highly condemn this abhorrent terrorist attack targeting innocent civilians,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan informed a public rally in the capital Ankara.
“Terrorism is undesirable no matter who it originates from or who the wrongdoer is.”
Erdogan stated Turkey shared Russia’s discomfort, including, “We’ll continue to combat versus fear, the typical opponent of humankind.”
United States
White House representative John Kirby stated, “The images are simply terrible and simply difficult to view, and our ideas certainly are going to be with the victims of this horrible, dreadful shooting attack.”
European Union
The European Union stated it was “surprised and horrified” by the attack.
“The EU condemns any attacks versus civilians. Our ideas are with all those Russian people impacted,” stated an EU representative.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen likewise condemned the attack.
I highly condemn the terrorist attack versus civilians in the Crocus City Hall in Moscow declared by the Islamic State.
My ideas are with the victims and their households throughout this terrible time.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) March 23, 2024
UK
Foreign Minister David Cameron stated the UK condemned “in the greatest terms the lethal terrorist attack”.
“We use our sincere acknowledgements and reveal our inmost compassion to the households of the lots of victims.”
The UK condemns in the greatest terms the lethal terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall near Moscow.
We provide our wholehearted acknowledgements and reveal our inmost compassion to the households of the lots of victims.
Absolutely nothing can ever validate such dreadful violence.
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) March 23, 2024
India
“We highly condemn the abhorrent terrorist attack in Moscow,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi composed on X.
“Our ideas and prayers are with the households of the victims. India stands in uniformity with the federal government and individuals of the Russian Federation in this hour of sorrow.”
We highly condemn the abhorrent terrorist attack in Moscow. Our ideas and prayers are with the households of the victims. India stands in uniformity with the federal government and individuals of the Russian Federation in this hour of sorrow.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 23, 2024
France
President Emmanuel Macron stated he “highly condemns the terrorist attack declared by the Islamic State [ISIL]in a declaration launched by the Elysee Palace.
“France reveals its uniformity with the victims, their liked ones and all the Russian individuals,” it stated.
The foreign ministry stated, “The images coming out of Moscow are dreadful,” and included that “light need to be shed on these repellent acts”.
Germany
“The images of the dreadful attack on innocent individuals at Crocus City Hall near Moscow are dreadful,” Germany’s foreign ministry stated. “The background should be clarified rapidly. Our inmost acknowledgements head out to the households of the victims.”
“We condemn the awful terrorist attack on innocent concertgoers in Moscow. Our ideas are with the households of the victims and all those hurt,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz composed on X.
Afghanistan
Foreign Ministry representative Abdul Qahar Balkhi stated the Taliban administration condemned the attack in the “greatest terms”. Kabul considers it “an outright offense of all human requirements”.
Cuba
President Miguel Diaz-Canel stated, “Cuba condemns the godawful terrorist act that happened in Moscow. Our sincerest acknowledgements to the federal government and individuals of Russia.”
Italy
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned what she stated was an “pain in the neck act of terrorism”.
“The scary of the massacre of innocent civilians in Moscow is undesirable,” Meloni stated, revealing her “complete uniformity with the afflicted individuals and the victims’ households”.
Japan
Japan’s foreign ministry stated it “highly” condemned the attack. “Japan extends its genuine acknowledgements to the bereaved households and reveals its sincere compassion to those who were hurt.”
Venezuela
“We reveal our greatest condemnation of the armed attack that has actually been performed versus civilians today in Moscow in the exhibit centre Crocus City Hall,” Foreign Minister Yvan Gil stated.
“We send acknowledgements to the households of the victims and we stand in uniformity with the Russian federal government.”
Israel
“Saddened by tonight’s terrible occasions in Moscow. Our hearts head out to the households of the victims and to all those impacted,” Foreign Minister Israel Katz published on X.
Palestinian Authority
The presidency of the Palestinian Authority condemned the attack and “verified its uniformity and assistance for the Russian management and the friendly individuals of Russia, stressing its eagerness on stability in the friendly Russian Federation,” according to the main Wafa news firm.
Malaysia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated it “declares its position in declining terrorism and violent extremism in all types and symptoms.
“Malaysia continues to highlight the immediate requirement for a collective worldwide effort to remove the scourge of terrorism in a thorough and reliable way,” it stated in a declaration.
Spain
Spain stated it was “surprised” by the attack, stating it “condemns any type of violence”.
“Our uniformity with the victims, their households and the Russian individuals,” the Spanish foreign ministry composed on X.
Syria
The foreign ministry condemned “in the greatest terms, the afraid terrorist attack … which follows the excellent accomplishments acquired by the friendly Russian individuals”, including that “Syria worries the requirement for heightening worldwide efforts in dealing with such massacres and bring their wrongdoers to justice.”
Norway
The foreign ministry condemned the “terrible fear attack”.
“Our ideas are with the victims and their households,” it stated on X.
Sweden
The foreign ministry stated on X that it condemns “any attacks versus civilians”.
Denmark
Condemning the “dreadful attack”, the foreign ministry sent its acknowledgements “to the victims and their enjoyed ones”.
Denmark condemns the dreadful attack in #Moscow and sends its acknowledgements to the victims and their liked ones.
— Denmark MFA (@DanishMFA) March 23, 2024
Poland
Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz stated Poland was “continuously keeping an eye on the scenario.
“I touch with the basic personnel of the Polish Army, all services and our allies. We are evaluating this circumstance in regards to its possible influence on Poland’s security.”
United Arab Emirates
“The UAE reveals its strong denunciation of these criminal acts, and its irreversible rejection of all types of violence and terrorism that intend to destabilise security and stability and are irregular with global law,” the foreign ministry stated.
Saudi Arabia
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent out acknowledgements to Putin, the foreign ministry stated.
“The crown prince highly condemned this criminal act, and revealed inmost acknowledgements and genuine compassion to the president, the households of the victims, and individuals of the Russian Federation, wanting the hurt rapid healing.”
Egypt
“Egypt highly condemns the shooting occurrence,” the foreign ministry stated.
“The federal government and individuals of Egypt reveal their genuine acknowledgements and compassions to the federal government and individuals of Russia in this agonizing disaster and to the households of the victims, wanting them a rapid healing to all the hurt.”
Greece
The Greek Foreign Ministry composed on X that it was “surprised by the horrible images originating from Moscow” and sent its “wholehearted acknowledgements” to the households of the victims.
The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis likewise stated that the goverment and all Greeks condemn the “harsh terrorist attack” versus innocent Russian people.
Stunned by the horrible images originating from Moscow following the dreadful attack at Crocus City Hall.
Our ideas are with the households of the victims to whom we extend our sincere acknowledgements.
— Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών (@GreeceMFA) March 22, 2024
South Africa
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa composed on X: “We are deeply saddened and we pay our acknowledgements to individuals of Russia following the awful fear attack that eliminated many individuals. I will be speaking to President Putin to communicate our acknowledgements”.
Iceland
The Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs composed on X: “The terrorist attacks in Moscow are dreadful– attacks directed at civilians can never ever be warranted. We condemn terrorism in all its kinds and symptoms. Our ideas are with the victims and their households”.
Belgium
The Belgian Foreign Ministry composed on X that it was “horrified by the shooting in a theatre in Moscow”. It provided acknowledgements to the households of all victims of “unjustified violence”.