(CNN)– Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Russian people, on Saturday, that the perpetrators of the attack Who targeted a concert hall in the city of Crocus in the Moscow region, on Friday “They tried to hide and escape towards Ukraine, where an outlet was prepared for them to cross the border, according to preliminary information.”
In a video-recorded speech, Putin repeated the FSB’s statement that “all four perpetrators involved in the terrorist attack have been found, and all those who opened fire on people.”“.
He added that the Federal Security Service and other agencies are working to identify “those who provided transportation and planned routes to escape from the crime scenes and caches of weapons and ammunition.”
The Russian President said that he declared Sunday a national day of mourning for the victims of the attack, which killed more than 100 people.
Putin described the attack as a “bloody and barbaric act that led to the death of dozens of innocent people,” and expressed his gratitude to emergency services workers who “did everything in their power to save people’s lives, get them out of the fire and smoke, and avoid greater losses.”“.
He promised that the government would provide the necessary assistance to everyone, to the families who suffered “terrible misfortunes” and to the wounded and injured, and added that additional measures were being taken to combat terrorism and sabotage in Moscow..
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