India stands with Russia in this hour of grief: PM Modi
On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Russia that left more than 60 people dead and several others injured.
ISIS has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.
On Friday terrorists attacked a concert hall in Moscow on Friday and opened gunfire at the crowd in which more than 60 people were killed and over 100 were injured. The terrorists also set fire to the venue in the brazen attack.
Expressing solidarity with the people of Russia, PM Modi said in a post on X, “We strongly condemn the heinous terrorist attack in Moscow. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims. India stands in solidarity with the government and the people of the Russian Federation in this hour of grief.”
The toll is expected to go up, the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) was quoted by the media as saying.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, “The Russian Foreign Ministry is receiving phone calls with condolences from ordinary citizens from all around the globe following the horrible tragedy at the Crocus City Hall venue in Moscow. They are expressing the strongest condemnation of this bloody terrorist attack, transpiring right before the eyes of the entire world.”
The gunmen stormed the Crocus City Hall in Moscow at around 8 p.m. (local time) just as a concert of the famous rock band Piknik was about to begin.
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