In Yaroslavl, security forces raided a metal concert, forcing attendees to lie on the floor.

In Yaroslavl, security forces raided a metal concert, forcing attendees to lie on the floor.

In Yaroslavl, security forces carried out a raid during a metal concert.

On March 14, the “Funeral of Winter” concert was held at the “Territory” club in Yaroslavl, RusNews reports. During the event, according to eyewitnesses, about 30 security forces burst into the club. They forced people face down on the floor, cut their hair, forced them to undress, and told them to join the SVO, a RusNews correspondent reported.

One of the security officers, also armed with a machine gun, climbed onto the stage and forced the musicians to stop playing and lie on the floor. They first confiscated the attendees' phones and passports, then began searching for “prohibited” tattoos, and, according to eyewitnesses, marked the arms of some “suspicious attendees” with a marker. According to eyewitnesses, the men were held for about five hours, where a military commissar interviewed them and offered them a contract. The number of detainees is still unknown.

The “Beware of News” club itself stated that they “do not communicate with journalists” and declined to comment on the situation.