Death toll from Moscow concert hall attack rises to 133 as Putin addresses the nation
The Russian president described the violent shooting as "a bloody, barbaric terrorist act" after a group linked to the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the event.
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The death toll is now at least 133 people at a concert venue in Moscow. Every time I'm at a show, watching the crowd file through security and their metal detectors and pat downs and all that...can't help but thinking it isn't going to stop crap, if crap really wants to happen. My understanding is that gunmen came blasting through the front door - nothing was going to hold them back. I don't know what can be done....but it scares me very much. My job, when working back stage, is to provide a safe experience to everyone involved. I constantly run the "what would I do in this situation" through my head - what if there was a fire...a medical emergency...a technical failure, a fight...etc etc etc. I have no idea what could be done to prevent what just happened. I like to believe living in the US we are protected from insanity....but I have little proof of that.
Mostly I'm just venting because I am aware that somewhere in Moscow are a bunch of people who were powerless to protect people.
Everyone just be safe...and don't forget to tell the people you love that you love them.
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