Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova published a screed claiming the U.S. is „bailing out“ Ukraine by blaming ISIS for the Moscow attack.
Multiple gunmen opened fire on crowds at the Crocus City concert venue and mall complex on Friday night, indiscriminately firing on attendees at a yet-to-begin concert by the rock band Piknik and others at the mall for sightseeing and other activities. At least one terrorist detonated an explosive or indenciary device, causing a massive fire responsible in part for the high death toll. As of Monday, Russian officials have documented 137 people dead and over 180 injured, warning that the death toll may rise as they find bodies in the rubble and some of the most critically injured succumb to their wounds.
The Islamic State (ISIS) took responsibility for the attack on a Telegram messaging app channel for its “Amaq news agency.” The account published photos allegedly taken by the assailants during the massacre. Following the claim, the government of leftist American President Joe Biden corroborated the claim, specifying that American intelligence suggested the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), its Afghan network, organized and executed the attack.
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The Russian government has not agreed publicly with the Islamic State claim. Russian strongman Vladimir Putin said in an address to the nation on Saturday that the men arrested for executing the attack were allegedly “travelling towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them on the Ukrainian side to cross the state border.”
He did not mention the Islamic State or radical Islamic terrorism.
