The death toll in the Moscow attack has risen to 140 – Photo: Reuters
Moscow: According to Russian news agency, 95 people are still missing after the incident of firing in Moscow’s City Hall, while the number of people killed in the attack has reached 140.
Baza news agency, closely connected to Russian security and law enforcement agencies, claimed that on the basis of appeals from citizens regarding the disappearance of their relatives, an emergency service list was arranged but so far more than 95 people on the list have not been located.
The report mentions that the list includes those whose relatives have not been reached after the attacks by terrorists, yet their names are not included in the list of injured or deceased.
It is further reported that some individuals have lost their lives, but their identities have not been confirmed yet.
Russian investigators say that the attack was carried out by 4 shooters using automatic rifles, and more than 500 bullet casings were found at the scene.
The news agency stated that there were 6,200 people present at the music program in the building at the time of the Moscow incident, and more than 200 people were present before the building collapsed.
After the Moscow attack, questions are being raised on the social contact website regarding the number of people killed so far, and demands are being made for an authenticated and definitive list of casualties, with people questioning if their loved ones’ names are on the list.