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Russia observes national day of mourning after Moscow concert hall massacre

A woman holds a candle in front of a makeshift memorial for the victims of a shooting attack set up outside the Crocus City Hall concert venue in the Moscow Region, Russia on March 23, 2024. © Maxim Shemetov, Reuters

Russia observed a national day of mourning on Sunday as investigators said the death toll from Friday's massacre in a concert hall near Moscow had risen to at least 137, making it the deadliest attack in Europe to have been claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to punish those behind the "barbaric terrorist attack", saying four gunmen trying to flee to Ukraine had been arrested.

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