The Russian Embassy in Spain has sent a statement in which they are “shocked” by the terrorist attack in Moscow this Friday, which left a provisional balance of 133 dead. The four perpetrators have been arrested, while the Government of Vladimir Putin has openly pointed out Ukraineensuring that the terrorists were trying to flee to the neighboring country, despite the fact that it has been claimed by the Islamic State. The embassy in Madrid also provides a photograph in which candles and stuffed animals are seen in front of the door of the diplomatic delegation, located in the center of Madrid.
“We are shocked by the terrible tragedy “What happened on March 22 at the Crocus City Hall concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow,” the Russian embassy in Madrid said in a statement released this Saturday.
They also transmit “our deepest condolences They go to the families and friends of the victims and the injured. “We mourn with them.”
The diplomatic delegation in Spain, reduced after the invasion of Ukraine and the expulsion of 27 Russian diplomats, points out that “as a show of support for Russia and in memory of the victims of the bloody terrorist attack, our compatriots residing in Spain They are carrying flowers and stuffed animals to the building of the Russian Embassy in Madrid.
“We sincerely thank to all those who have not remained indifferent and share with our people the pain of the terrible event,” they indicate. The Embassy has opened an electronic condolence book to receive condolence messages by email. It should be remembered that, at the time of publication of this information, the Spanish Government – nor the Foreign Ministry – has officially reacted to the Moscow attack.
Putin targets Ukraine
The Russian president Vladimir Putin has broken his silence after the Moscow attacks this past Friday, in which 133 personas according to the provisional balance. And he has done so in a television address to point out a possible connection with Ukraine of the attackers, despite the fact that the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack. Putin has assured that the perpetrators – four of them detained – tried to escape to Ukraine in a vehicle that was finally intercepted. «All those responsible will be punished. Whoever ordered this attack will be punished. “Our enemies will not divide us,” said the Russian president.
Putin thus conveys the version that the FSB, the Russian intelligence service, has been supporting in recent hours, that the perpetrators intended to flee to the border with Ukraine. on board the Renault white color used for the Moscow attack. A vehicle that was intercepted by FSB commandos about 300 kilometers away from the Russian capital.
The Russian president has indicated, although without providing evidence, that the perpetrators could have help from Ukraine to commit the attack and facilitate their escape after murders «carefully prepared and planned».
Furthermore, Putin has decreed national mourning after the Moscow attacks, and has given orders to launch a large-scale anti-terrorist operation, seeking mainly to prevent sabotage or that other groups or individuals try to take advantage of the confusion to commit other coups. “Russia has always emerged stronger from the blows,” he declared in a television address.
The investigation assures that most of the deaths were caused by gunshot wounds when being machine-gunned at point-blank range by terrorists the occupants of the auditorium room. Others have occurred due to asphyxiation, since the perpetrators of the massacre threw Molotov cocktails that caused a serious fire. From the outside it was seen how a part of the roof collapsed and sank by the action of the flames. In fact, 20 of the victims died when they werecrushed by the structure; His bodies have been found in the last few hours under the remains of the building.