Three individuals suspected of having links with the terrorist attack at a Moscow concert hall last month have been taken into custody, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) reported on Thursday. The arrests were made in Moscow, Ekaterinburg, and Omsk, according to a statement from the agency. Two of the suspects …
Read More »Russia will track down masterminds of Moscow terrorist attack – Putin
The Russian security agencies are going to get the mastermind behind the terrorist attack on Moscow’s Crocus City concert hall, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. It’s crucial to establish not only the direct perpetrators of the “bloody terrorist attack” which took place on March 22, but also all the …
Read More »Foreign diplomats pay tribute to victims of Moscow terrorist attack
Foreign diplomats on Saturday visited the Crocus City Hall just outside Moscow, laying flowers at the impromptu memorial to commemorate the victims of the deadly terrorist attack. Representatives of more than 130 countries took part in the event, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. The ceremony was attended by over …
Read More »Investigators establish link between Moscow terrorist attack suspects and Ukrainian nationalists
The suspects in last week’s Moscow terrorist attack were linked to Ukrainian nationalists, the Russian Investigative Committee stated on Thursday, citing preliminary findings. The perpetrators had received “significant sums of money” from Ukraine, the law enforcement agency said. Investigators have obtained “substantiated evidence” that the suspected assailants received funding from …
Read More »Death toll in Moscow terrorist attack rises to 137
Friday’s terrorist attack at a Moscow concert hall claimed at least 137 lives, according to an update from Russia’s Investigative Committee. The search for bodies is continuing as of Sunday in the part of the complex that burned down in a massive fire. A group of gunmen stormed Crocus City …
Read More »VIDEO shows first minutes of deadly Moscow terrorist attack
Video has emerged on social media purportedly showing the moment when terrorists broke into Moscow’s Crocus City concert hall on Friday, when a deadly shooting, followed by a massive blaze at the venue, left over a hundred killed and scores injured. In the footage, the assailants can be seen shooting …
Read More »Deadly Moscow terrorist attack: What’s known so far
A large concert venue near Moscow became the scene of a mass shooting late Friday. The massacre has left over 100 people dead, including children, and is one of the worst terrorist attacks in Russia’s modern history. According to the latest estimates, at least 133 people were killed and scores …
Read More »FSB reports 11 suspects detained over terrorist attack – media
The head of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) Aleksandr Bortnikov has informed President Vladimir Putin that eleven suspects have been detained in connection with the attack on Crocus City Hall, RIA-Novosti has reported, citing the Kremlin. Those arrested include “all four terrorists directly involved” in the attack on the concert …
Read More »Kiev-backed terrorist cell tried to poison soldiers – FSB
A Kiev-backed terrorist cell, which plotted to poison food intended for Russian soldiers on the frontline, has been busted in St. Petersburg, the Federal Security Service (FSB) reported on Thursday. The four members of the group were identified as far-right radicals and members of the ‘Russian Volunteer Corps’ (RDK), a …
Read More »Ukrainian ‘terrorist attack’ on civilian ships foiled – Moscow
The Russian Navy has repelled a Ukrainian maritime drone attack on civilian ships in the Black Sea, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said Kiev had attempted to stage a “terrorist” attack on Russian civilian cargo ships in the southwestern part of …
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