US warns Russia about imminent terrorist attack in moscow in March : White House

The US government had information about a planned terrorist attack in Moscow – potentially targeting large gatherings, to include concerts, and shared with Russian authorities, spokesperson for the White House National Security Council Adrienne Watson said

In March, the United States shared information with Russian authorities about a terrorist attack being planned in Moscow, spokesperson for the White House National Security Council Adrienne Watson told Reuters.

“Earlier this month, the US government had information about a planned terrorist attack in Moscow – potentially targeting large gatherings, to include concerts – which prompted the State Department to issue a public advisory to Americans in Russia. The US government also shared this information with Russian authorities in accordance with its longstanding ‘duty to warn’ policy,” Watson said.

A terrorist attack was carried out at the Crocus City Hall music venue in the city of Krasnogorsk near Moscow on Friday evening. Unidentified gunmen armed with assault rifles went on a shooting spree. An explosion rocked the building, starting a fire.

The special services are conducting a search operation. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin canceled all mass events in the capital in the next two days, and a number of other Russian regions followed suit.

TASS