The head of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed on Tuesday that the United States, Britain and Ukraine conspired to carry out the massacre of around 140 people at a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday.
Alexander Bortnikov told reporters, according to Russian news agency. Tassaid it was “true” that the three countries had orchestrated the attack, based on “factual information that we know.”
“This is general information, but they have a long record of this species,” Tass quoted Bortnikov as saying.
“What are you expected to do to demonstrate that capability?” It is expected that they will carry out acts of sabotage and terrorism in the rear. This is the aim of both the head of the Ukrainian special forces and the British special forces. “The US special services have also repeatedly mentioned this matter,” the FSB leader added.
“There have been attacks by drones, attacks by unmanned ships at sea, incursions into our territory by groups of saboteurs and terrorist organizations,” he said, adding that “Western countries and Ukraine have threatened to cause further damage to our country.” This is evidence that the government is trying to give ”
On the night of March 22, just before a concert by the Russian rock band Piknik, armed groups attacked the Crocus City concert hall and shopping mall complex in Krasnogorsk, a suburb of Moscow, injuring people sitting in the venue’s seats. Fired against discrimination. People took refuge in the concert hall, hallways and bathrooms, and set fire to large parts of the complex.As of Monday, Russian authorities Confirmed 139 people were killed, including three children, and 182 others were injured, but many of the injured are in critical condition and the death toll is likely to rise further as rescuers are still pulling bodies from the rubble. I was warned that there would be.
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The Sunni jihadist terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS) claimed He claimed responsibility for the attack and released a video purportedly taken by an armed group while slaughtering innocent people at the venue. The US government had published On March 7, the public was warned to avoid large gatherings in Moscow due to “imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, including concerts,” but especially by the ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan. The Islamic State of Khorasan province (ISIS-K) was blamed for the incident. attack.
The Russian government has not publicly identified ISIS as a responsible organization. Strongman President Vladimir Putin appeared to blame the Ukrainian government for the attack in an address to the nation on Saturday, saying: “They tried to flee and were heading towards Ukraine, but preliminary data shows that A window was set up for them.” On the Ukrainian side, cross the state border. ”
The Ukrainian government rapidly answered He denied any role in the attack, calling it “totally meaningless.”Ukraine’s “disinformation” agency at the time claimed The Russian government may be responsible for the attack.
President Putin said on Monday that “Islamic extremists” were responsible for the attack, without giving details. He again alluded to Ukrainian involvement, but did not elaborate or explain what he meant by “radical Islamists” colluding with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who is Jewish.Islamic State openly defender For the genocide of all Jews and other groups.
“We also see that the United States is trying through various channels to convince its own satellites and the rest of the world that according to intelligence data, there is probably no trace of Kiev in the Moscow terrorist attack.” President Putin said on Monday. , “This bloody terrorist attack was carried out by followers of Islam, members of the ISIS organization, which is banned in Russia.”
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Russia’s state propaganda machine backs Putin’s suggestion that the Ukrainian government, which has withstood Russian aggression through its official military and local proxies since 2014, was behind the attack. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova this week published an opinion piece criticizing the United States for claiming to have information that Islamic State carried out the killing.
“American political technologists have cornered themselves with the story that the attack on Crocus City Hall was carried out by the terrorist organization ISIS,” Zakharova said. I have written. “That is why Washington is trying to escape from its wards in Kiev every day and cover itself and the Zelenskiy regime they have created with the scarecrow of the outlawed ISIS.”
Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Tuesday that the United States’ claims of evidence of Islamic State involvement were “highly doubtful”, following the group’s own claim of responsibility.
“A simple question that every Russian citizen should have: Why did these people, these bandits, try to flee from Moscow towards the Ukrainian border?” Antonov Askedreferred to Putin’s claims that the Russian state has not yet substantiated with public evidence.
Russia’s state propaganda broadcaster RT on Tuesday published an opinion piece by former Indian ambassador to Russia Kanwar Sibal, who similarly accused the United States of trying to “detract attention from Ukraine’s involvement.”
“The United States and the United Kingdom warned their nationals living in Russia in early March to avoid large gatherings, concerts, etc. The reason why so many countries issue such advisories as a precaution is because of some kind of terrorist attack. “We smelled an attack being planned,” Sibal said. I have written. “However, the White House press secretary’s denial of Ukrainian involvement immediately after the attacks in Moscow raised some questions. Why would extremist elements in Ukraine who want to target Moscow share plans with the United States?” It is unclear whether it will be shared.
Russian law enforcement officials identified Four people were named as responsible for the attack on Crocus City: Dareljon Mirzoev, Saidaklam Ratchabarizodou, Shamsidin Fariduni, and Muhammad Sobir Faizov, all Tajik nationals.Russia is arrested The other three, brothers Aminchon Islomov and Dirovar Islomov, and their father Isroil Islomov, are said to have sold the attackers a getaway car a week before the massacre.
Tuesday, Moscow court remanded The eighth person, a Kyrgyz man named Alisher Kasimov, is said to have rented an apartment to those arrested in the attack.that remains Unclear As of this writing, what charges has Kasimov been facing?
