Moscow concert attack|On Friday, Russia admitted for the first time that ISIS-K is behind the terrorist attack. It still accuses Ukraine of complicity.
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Russia said on Friday that it had arrested more than 20 people suspected of the terrorist attack in Moscow in March.
Russia said for the first time that the terrorist organization Isis-K is behind the attack. In the past, it has blamed Ukraine.
Russia still blames Ukraine for the attack. Ukraine denies the accusations.
Russia says that he has arrested more than 20 people suspected of the March terrorist attack in Moscow. The matter was announced by Russia on Friday head of the security service FSB Alexander Bortnikov.
Russia also said for the first time itself that the terrorist organization Isis-K, which is part of ISIS, was behind the attack. Bortnikov said that Isis-K was responsible for the attack as well as its preparations and financing.
At the same time, Bortnikov still blamed Ukraine for the attack. Immediately after the attack, among others, the president Vladimir Putin claimed that the perpetrators were fleeing to Ukraine and that Ukraine was involved in the attack.
Bortnikov’s comments were reported by, among others, the Russian state news agency Tass and news agencies AFP and Reuters.
Four the attacker opened fire at the Crocus City Hall concert hall in the suburbs of Moscow on March 22. The attack killed 144 people and injured hundreds.
Shortly after the attack, Isis-K claimed to be the perpetrator, and has stated its guilt several times.
Still, Russia has repeatedly linked the attack to Ukraine and the West. Russia has not provided any evidence to support its claims.
Bortnikov said on Friday that the perpetrators would have received “clear instructions to move towards the Ukrainian border” after the attack.
“The investigation is still ongoing, but it can already be said with certainty that Ukraine’s military intelligence is directly involved,” Bortnikov said According to the cup.
Ukraine has repeatedly denied his involvement in the attack.
Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman Andriy Yusov commented on Russia’s previous accusations on Thursday.
“Russian propaganda has not forgotten the Crocus story. It will continue its absurd story about Ukraine’s alleged involvement, although it does not stand up to criticism at all and is completely illogical.”
Impact Crocus City Hall was the deadliest terrorist attack in Russia in two decades.
Earlier, the Russian authorities are said they had arrested 12 people, which are associated with the stroke. Among those arrested are four men suspected of the attack, who are citizens of Tajikistan. Last week, their detention was extended until August 22.
People had brought flowers to the scene after the attack.
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