Death toll in Moscow terror attack rises to 143
The gunmen also threw grenades or incendiary bombs, triggering a fire and causing the roof of the attacked building to collapse.
The death toll from Friday's terrorist attack has risen to 143 after gunmen stormed a concert hall in Moscow, Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT broadcast said Saturday.
Emergency services were clearing the rubble at the terrorist attack site – the Crocus City Hall in Moscow Oblast – as more bodies were found, the Investigative Committee of Russia said.
Following a preliminary inspection, the committee said the terrorists used automatic weapons, along with ammunition that they had left behind in the concert hall.
The committee added that ballistic, genetic and fingerprint examinations are being carried out.
It has also been established that the terrorists used flammable liquid to start a fire on the premises, it said.
Four suspects were detained in the Bryansk region near the border with Ukraine, the committee noted.
