Injured victims rise to 360 in Moscow terror attack
The number of injuries from last week’s terror attack on Crocus City Hall in a suburb of Moscow has risen to 360, local media reported today.
The TASS news agency citing the Federal Disaster Medicine Centre reported on Wednesday that 360 people, including 11 children, were injured as a result of the terrorist attack.
According to the centre, 92 people have been hospitalised, 63 others already been discharged, and outpatient care was provided to 205 people.
Earlier on Monday, head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, said the deaths from Friday’s terrorist attack had risen to 139.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Tatyana Golikova, said on Tuesday that the rising toll of injuries was from individuals in shock leaving the scene without immediately seeking medical care.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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