(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 23. The Embassy of
Azerbaijan in Russia has not received any appeals from Azerbaijani
citizens regarding the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall,
Trend reports,
referring to the embassy.
The Embassy states that following the terrorist attack on March
22, 2024, at Crocus City Hall concert hall, Ambassador Polad
Bulbuloglu has directed all staff members to report to their
workplaces at the diplomatic mission despite the holidays.
"Throughout the night, a duty was formed to provide emergency
aid if our residents requested it. However, there have been no
appeals to the embassy so far. When initial casualty reports from
the terrorist attack surfaced, the embassy closely monitored all
incoming information. Sevinj Rustamova was initially listed but
later deleted from the amended list. Nonetheless, among the dead is
an Azerbaijani named Vugar Huseynov, born in 1983 and most
certainly a Russian citizen. The Embassy of Azerbaijan is presently
taking all required steps to verify this information, including
locating the deceased's body and contacting their family and
acquaintances. Once verified, the embassy will promptly share
updates on its Telegram channel," the embassy said.
The identities of 41 victims killed during the terrorist assault
have been made public. It was presumed that Huseynov Vugar, born in
1983 and named on the list, was an Azerbaijani citizen.
To note, the incident unfolded when unidentified individuals
began shooting at Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow,
prompting evacuations, according to reports from Russian
operational services.
Eyewitnesses reported that people dressed in camouflage attire
fired shots from machine guns inside Crocus City Hall, just before
the scheduled concert by the Picnic group.
Director of the Federal Security Service of Russia Alexander
Bortnikov reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the
detention of 11 people, including four terrorists involved in the
attack at Crocus City Hall.
According to the Investigative Committee of Russia, the death
toll in the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall has risen to 115
people.
The preliminary causes of death at Crocus Hall were gunshot
wounds and poisoning from combustion products. The terrorists set
fire to combustible liquid, which caused a fire to break out on the
Crocus Hall grounds.
During the attack, the terrorists employed automatic guns. The
guns were located by the investigators.
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