• "Japan extends its sincere condolences to the bereaved families, and expresses its heartfelt sympathy to those who were injured," MAKI Kobayashi said in the statement

Arab News Japan

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Press Secretary released a statement on Saturday condemning the deadly concert hall attack that took place in Moscow on Friday, calling it a “shooting incident.” 

“Regarding a shooting incident occurred at a commercial facility in Krasnogorsk, Moscow…Japan extends its sincere condolences to the bereaved families, and expresses its heartfelt sympathy to those who were injured,” the Foreign Ministry Press Secretary MAKI Kobayashi said in the statement. 

At least 60 people have been killed and 145 have been injured after gunmen stormed a concert hall near Moscow in one of the deadliest attacks on Russia.

ダーイシュは金曜日にモスクワのコンサートホールで発生した銃乱射事件の犯行声明を発表、ロシア当局は少なくとも40人が死亡したと発表した。https://t.co/ehk2Rl722S pic.twitter.com/Ad4BbcFCF9

— Arab News Japan (@ArabNewsjp) March 22, 2024

US intelligence confirmed a claim by Daesh that it was behind the attack, but a spokesman for investigators said that it was too early to make an assessment on who was behind the incident.

Read more: 60 dead, 145 injured in Moscow concert hall attack; Daesh claims responsibility