RussiaThe death toll from a terrorist attack by Islamic extremists on a concert hall near Moscow rose to 143 on Thursday, officials said.

Agence France-Presse reported that the terrorist attack occurred on the 22nd and five days after the incident, Russian authorities listed the dead on the website of the Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief.

It is the deadliest terrorist attack ever claimed by Islamic State in Europe and the most serious terrorist attack in Russia in 20 years.

Russian news agency TASS quoted Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko as saying that as of this afternoon, 80 injured people were still hospitalized, including six children.

An unnamed medical source told the TASS news agency that 205 people were treated in outpatient clinics for fear of attack injuries.

The Crocus City Hall concert hall, located on the outskirts of Moscow, was broken into by gunmen on the 22nd and opened fire on concert attendees.arsonBurn buildings.

Russian authorities said on the 23rd that they had arrested 4 suspects involved in the attack and 7 other suspected accomplices.According toRussiaAccording to official media, the four main suspects are from Tajikistan. There is currently no relevant information about the remaining seven suspects.

The Basmanny District Court in Moscow has ruled that the four main suspects should be remanded in custody by May 22, but the date is likely to be postponed.

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