US Embassy Warns of Mass-Casualty Threat at Moscow Museum Visited by 2 Million
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 31
US Embassy Warns of Mass-Casualty Threat at Moscow Museum Visited by 2 Million
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 31
Summary
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow warned Saturday of a credible threat of a mass-casualty event at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve and urged people to avoid the area that day.
The alert named the site at Dolskaya Ulitsa 1, said Washington was coordinating with Russian authorities, and advised people across Moscow to avoid crowds, stay alert and keep phones charged.
Tsaritsyno is a major Moscow attraction founded in 1775; the museum drew more than 2 million visitors in 2022, while its surrounding parkland sees even heavier foot traffic.
The warning came as Russia-Ukraine tensions escalated again after Ukraine struck a southern Russian oil refinery Friday, ending a two-week pause in energy infrastructure attacks, a day after Russian strikes killed at least 27 civilians in Ukraine.