MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. It is too early to talk about rebuilding Crocus City Hall, Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
"Currently, this issue is not on the agenda of the Kremlin or the public. The active phase of the investigation is underway," he said when asked whether the decision to rebuild the concert venue was the Kremlin’s alone.
"At this point, it is probably too early to talk about it and take a firm position," Peskov said.
On the evening of March 22, a terrorist attack targeted the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Region, just outside the Moscow city limits. At least 143 people were killed. According to the latest data, some 360 people were injured, 205 of whom received medical assistance.
Eleven people suspected of involvement in the terrorist attack have been apprehended, including the four gunmen, who were arrested in the Bryansk Region, southwest of Moscow, as they attempted to flee to Ukraine across the nearby border.
President Vladimir Putin said in a televised address that, according to preliminary information, the Ukrainian side had prepared "a window" at the border especially for the terrorists to cross undetected. He promised to identify and punish all those who were behind the attack on Crocus City Hall.