A week after the attack in Crocus City Hall further information appeared near Moscow. Tajikistan's security services reported that nine people were detained.
According to Reuters, the action took place on Monday in the city of Wahdat, near the capital Dushanabe. What's more, family members were also detained four perpetrators of the attack who were previously captured in Russia. They will be interrogated in Tajikistan by Russian investigators.
W Interiors we informedthat the Moscow court decided against all four of them pre-trial detention until the next hearing. This one is scheduled for May 22.
Attack in Moscow. Stops and suggestions
Russian authorities said that after the attack in the concert hall A total of 11 people were detained, including four armed men. They were initially supposed to escape to Moscow, 340 km away Bryansk Oblast.
The tragic event occurred on March 22 around 7 p.m. Polish time. Masked and armed people appeared at the facility and started shooting at those inside.
According to official data provided by Russia, 144 people were killed in the attack and another 382 were injured. On Friday, information about the death of another person was confirmed by the Russian Minister of Health. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
He also spoke on the matter Vladimir Putin. – We know who committed the crime, now we want to know who commissioned it – he said and added that the services are currently investigating what groups would have an interest in this.
Bloomberg However, after talks with Kremlin employees, corrected this information. According to arrangements Putin he attended a meeting where he himself admitted that there is no evidence of Kiev's involvement.
On Thursday, The New York Times published an article pointing out that The Americans warned the Russians about a possible attackbut they did not reveal all the information.
Only information deemed necessary was provided. The reason was said to be “hostile relations” between the two countries.
Washington feared that Moscow will use the acquired knowledge against the Americans. It was about unmasking American personal sources w Russia and the intelligence methods used.
Source: Reuters, “The New York Times”, Interia
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