Multiple gunmen dressed in combat gear stormed into a large concert hall in Moscow and unleashed automatic gunfire on the audience, injuring an unspecified number of individuals, Russian media said.
News reports said that the assailants also used explosives, causing a massive blaze at the Crocus City Hall on the western edge of Moscow.
Video posted on social media showed huge plumes of black smoke rising over the building.
Russia’s state RIA Novosti news agency reported that at least three people in combat fatigues fired weapons. The state Tass news agency also reported the shooting.
Riot police units were sent to the area as people were being evacuated.
