The Soviet Palace of Art was holding a performance of the musical Nord-Ost (North-East), one of the Russian capital's most popular productions.
The Interfax news agency said one of its reporters was inside the theater at the time of the raid, one of approximately 600 people attending the performance. She told them in a telephone call that the men fired automatic weapons into the air and were preventing the audience from leaving, the agency said.
Interfax said the gunmen had allowed all members of the audience to make phone calls and children to be released and that Muslim audience members were allowed to leave, according to Reuters.
Police units were on their way to the scene, as well as an Alpha special forces unit.
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The Interfax news agency said one of its reporters was inside the theater at the time of the raid, one of approximately 600 people attending the performance. She told them in a telephone call that the men fired automatic weapons into the air and were preventing the audience from leaving, the agency said.
Interfax said the gunmen had allowed all members of the audience to make phone calls and children to be released and that Muslim audience members were allowed to leave, according to Reuters.
Police units were on their way to the scene, as well as an Alpha special forces unit.
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