Deadly attack on Moscow concert hall shakes Russian capital, sows doubts about security
LA TimesA woman lights candles at the fence next to Crocus City Hall, on the western edge of Moscow on Saturday, the day after a deadly attack on the concert venue. Shocked Russians brought flowers and teddy bears Saturday to the Crocus City concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow to pay their respects to more than 100 people who died in a grisly attack claimed by the Islamic State group. “I woke up this morning and decided I definitely have to come here,” a man named Mikhail told the AP near the concert hall. “I would really want for that to not happen and for this act of terror to remain a rare event.” The fact that authorities were not able to stop the gunmen from rampaging through the concert hall, which reportedly had security measures in place, spooked many Russians. “Why is it that they say that there were warnings from foreign security services, but our services were completely indifferent?” asked a woman in Moscow named Olga, referring to reports that Western governments had warned Russian officials that an attack was being planned.