By Jim Heintz, Associated Press | The head of Russia’s national security council on Wednesday contended that the United States shares blame for the attack by gunmen on a Moscow concert hall that killed 145 people, even though a branch of the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility.
Since the March 22 attack at the Crocus City Hall, the deadliest on Russian soil in two decades, Russian officials including President Vladimir Putin have repeatedly claimed, without presenting evidence, that it was organized by Ukraine, which has been fighting a Russian invasion for more than two years.
An affiliate of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack and Kyiv has consistently denied involvement.
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Crocus City Hall Attack
On March 22nd, 2024, a terrorist attack carried out by the Islamic State occurred on the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia.
The attack began at around 20:00 MSK (UTC+3), shortly before the Russian band Picnic was scheduled to play a sold-out show at the venue. Four gunmen carried out a mass shooting, as well as slashing attacks on the people gathered at the venue, and used incendiary devices to set the venue on fire. Investigators said the attack had killed 144 people (including those who died later in hospital), and more than 551 concertgoers were injured by gunshot wounds and “poisoning” related to the fire. On March 28th, Russian authorities also claimed that a further 95 people were missing.
The Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS–KP), a regional affiliate of the Islamic State that operates along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, claimed responsibility in a statement through the IS-affiliated Amaq News Agency shortly after the attack. Amaq also published a video filmed by one of the attackers. It showed the attackers shooting victims and slitting the throat of a victim, while the filming attacker was reciting the takbir, praising God and speaking against infidels.
Russian president Vladimir Putin called the attack a “barbaric terrorist act” and said that the gunmen had been arrested. . . .
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Russia: US Shares Blame in a Concert Hall Attack Claimed by Islamic Militants // Crocus City Hall Attack
