image shared on facebook It claims to have shown the suspect in the Moscow terrorist attack.
Verdict: False
The image shows two different men. Chechen Islamist leaders fighting for Ukraine are not detained in Russia and have not taken part in the terrorist attacks in Moscow.
Fact check:
ISIS credits terrorist attack on Moscow concert hall that killed at least 137 people washington post. The newspaper said U.S. officials said they had no reason to doubt that ISIS carried out the attack.
Social media users have shared images of the captured men, claiming they show Chechens fighting for Ukraine. One user wrote: “An interesting person took part in the Moscow terrorist attack. Rustam Aziev (real name) Abdulkakim Shishani. Part-time mercenary in the Ukrainian army.”
This claim is false. The man in the image is Darrelljon Mirzoev, who said he was a Tajik citizen, according to the report. Tas, Russian state media. The Associated Press did not. report When the suspect’s name was listed, it was as Rustam Aziev or Abdulkakim Shishani.
“Investigators have charged Dareljon Mirzoev, 32, Saidaklami Ratchabarizoda, 30, Shamshidin Fariduni, 25, and Muhammad Sobir Faizov, 19, with committing a terrorist attack that resulted in the death of another person. He died,” the newspaper reported.
logical facts too Error exposed This claim. The paper noted that there were clear differences between the two men even before the suspect’s name was made public. (Related: Donald Trump claims he defeated ISIS in 4 weeks)
