The death toll in the brutal terrorist attack on a packed music venue outside Moscow has risen to more than 60, Russia’s Investigative Committee said in the early hours of Saturday.

Unidentified gunmen stormed the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk on Friday night and opened fire at people who had come for a rock performance. The building was set on fire during the assault. The fate of the terrorists remains unclear as commando units and the National Guard are responding to the attack.

Investigators, meanwhile, continue to recover the bodies and have warned that the number of fatalities may grow even more. Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said that forensic experts are collecting physical evidence and studying the security cameras. 

According to videos posted to social media, there were at least five gunmen. They killed security guards and proceeded to indiscriminately fire at people in the lobby. A group of assailants was filmed shooting concert-goers in the music auditorium.

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