UK & US issue urgent ‘extremist attack’ warning for Moscow amid fears International Women’s Day gigs will be targets

THE UK and US have issued an urgent warning saying International Women's Day gigs could be targeted by "extremists".

Embassies in Russia say these horror groups could attack “large gatherings” of innocent people in Moscow across the next few days.

UK and US citizens in Moscow have been told to watch out for 'imminent' attacks by 'extremists' if they attend International Women's Day events
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UK and US citizens in Moscow have been told to watch out for 'imminent' attacks by 'extremists' if they attend International Women's Day eventsCredit: Getty
The US embassy in Moscow gave this chilling warning
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The US embassy in Moscow gave this chilling warningCredit: East2West

The serious warnings cover a 48-hour period and focuses on major events and celebrations related to International Women’s Day.

The day is seen as a major holiday in Russia.

The alerts come as a surprise to many as the US and UK rarely issue joint warnings.

Russia hasn't voiced any similar concerns.

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Initially the US embassy released a statement saying: ”The Embassy is monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to include concerts, and U.S. citizens should be advised to avoid large gatherings over the next 48 hours.”

Before the UK swiftly gave the exact same alert to Brits.

People were also told to keep a close eye on local media reports regarding any further updates and areas to avoid.

The statements didn't mention which "extremists" citizens should be wary of.

A chilling warning was also made by Russian independent outlet Important Stories.

They compared the threat level to the day Russia invaded Ukraine.

They reported: “Diplomats assess the likelihood of terrorist attacks as imminent, that is, they are confident in the reliability of this information.

“For comparison, in mid-February 2022, the US Embassy assessed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as ‘could be imminent’.”

US intelligence was able to accurately predict the start of the devastating war in Ukraine that has now dragged into its third year.

Russia and many experts at the time strongly denied any indication of Putin invading his neighbours.

US ambassador Lynne M. Tracy and UK representative Nigel Casey both spoke to the public about the worrying threats this week.

But leading Putin propagandist and head of the RT media group Margarita Simonyan said the pair were warning about “terrorist attacks” and urged them to keep all of Moscow safe.

She said: “The US and British embassies warned of the threat of terrorist attacks on March 8 in Moscow."

“If you have specific information, it must be passed on through the intelligence services.

“I hope you did. And if not, then this is complicity.”

Pro-Putin Telegram channel Zhukov Z also labelled the alert as terrorist related.

They wrote: “This all sounds like a threat, because all terrorist attacks in Russia are directly or indirectly related to the activities of the CIA and their henchmen.”

As pro-war channel Wargonzo went on to say the warnings were potentially aimed at undercover Ukrainians in Moscow.

Wargonzo read: “The message was posted only on the English-language version of the [US] site the day before.

“It read ambiguously, and many media outlets took it as a warning about the threat of terrorist attacks.

“It is really unclear who the US Embassy is warning from, from patriotic Russians or from their charges – Ukrainian saboteurs.”

Moscow often celebrates International Women’s Day in style with several major concerts and joyous, social events taking place each year.

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This year, the largest festival in the city will be at the Crocus City Hall where singer SHAMAN is scheduled to perform.

A second major concert is set to take place at the Russia exhibition at VDNKh.