Death toll from concert hall attack in Russia’s Moscow region rises to 144

By Elena Teslova

MOSCOW (AA) – The death toll from last week's concert hall attack in the Moscow region has risen to 144, with another injured person dying of his wounds in hospital, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Friday.

"Unfortunately, another patient died in the hospital who received severe gunshot wounds and was in extremely serious condition. The doctors made every effort to save his life. I would like to extend my condolences to his family and friends," Murashko said.

Earlier in the day, the Belarusian Embassy in Moscow announced that one of the republic's citizens, a man born in 1981 and wounded in the attack, died in a hospital from bullet wounds.

Meanwhile, the number of injured also increased to 382, including nine children, Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing Moscow's Center of Emergency Medicine.

The Emergency Situations Ministry said late Wednesday that 143 people were listed as dead as of 8.15 p.m. local time (1715GMT).

On Friday, gunmen opened fire on people at Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, a city in the Moscow region.

The committee said it detained 11 people, including four perpetrators, in the border region of Bryansk, who were on their way to Ukraine.

Moscow's Basmanny District Court late Sunday charged the four perpetrators with terrorism and approved their pretrial detention until May 22.