According to Russian officials, the death toll from the Crocus Hall shooting in Moscow currently stands at 137. At least another 180 people were injured. Multiple suspects have been taken into custody and put in a pre-trial detention center. Many key questions around this attack remain unanswered, but despite that, the Kremlin is already forming a narrative that will likely have severe political and security implications. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports from Riga, Latvia.
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