US warns of credible attack threat at a Moscow museum
The embassy told Americans to avoid the Tsaritsyno museum-reserve today. It does not say who is behind the threat or whether the site closed.
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow warned on Saturday of a credible threat of a mass-casualty event at the Tsaritsyno museum-reserve, a complex of palaces and parkland in southern Moscow, later the same day.
Americans are told to stay away from the site all day, avoid crowds, carry identification and a charged phone, and review their personal safety plans. The embassy says it is coordinating a response with Russian authorities.
The alert does not name those responsible or describe the alleged plot. It does not say whether the site was closed or whether anyone has been detained.
It is not the first warning of its kind. On March 7, 2024, the same embassy cited imminent plans by "extremists" in the Russian capital and urged Americans to avoid crowds for 48 hours. Fifteen days later, an attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue left more than 100 dead. The head of Russia's Federal Security Service, the FSB, later acknowledged that Washington had alerted Moscow, though he said the information was general.
Today's message is addressed to U.S. citizens, but it works as guidance for anyone in the city, including Mexicans traveling to or living in Moscow: stay away from the site and from crowds.
The alert applies only to Oct. 31.
