Russia’s Crocus Group vows to restore concert hall after deadly rampage
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All that was left after the attack at the concert hall were charred iron support beams and the steel frames of hundreds of seats.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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MOSCOW – The owner of the Russian concert hall destroyed in the mass shooting and fire that killed at least 133 people said on March 24 that it would restore the building.
All that was left after the March 22 evening attack at the Crocus City Hall
The centre, with a capacity of more than 6,000 seats, was built by billionaire Aras Agalarov’s Crocus Group in 2009. It is part of a sprawling complex of shopping malls, restaurants and hotels on the western edge of the capital, just outside Moscow’s ring road.
“We will never forget those who fell victims to terrorists. What was destroyed by their dirty hands will be restored,” Crocus Group said in a statement.
Camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons during the attack at the concert hall just before Soviet-era rock group Piknik was set to perform its hit Afraid Of Nothing.
The building was set on fire, after which its roof collapsed, and hundreds of firefighters battled for hours to contain the blaze. REUTERS
