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4 men charged in Moscow concert hall attack, bearing signs of severe beatings: Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than ...
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Four men suspected of carrying out a brutal attack at a Moscow concert hall that killed at least 139 people have appeared in court on terror charges ... Show more
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Russia's FSB chief says U.S., Britain, Ukraine behind Moscow attack - TASS: The director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov ...
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Attack in Moscow: suspects plead guilty: The four suspected perpetrators of the latest terrorist attack near Moscow have been brought before the magistrate ...
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Attack in Moscow: suspects plead guilty
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What is ISIS-K, the terror group linked to the Moscow concert hall bombing?: When discussing the biggest threats facing the United States these days, U.S ...
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Quick Glance: The remarkable evolution of ISIS-K's leader into a formidable group
  • Sanaullah Ghafari, in his role as the leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, played a significant role in the transformation into an extremely menacing branch of the global Islamist network, capable of conducting operations far from their bases in the border regions of Afghanistan.

  • The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the massacre at a concert hall near Moscow that resulted in the deaths of at least 137 people. U.S. officials indicated that the Afghan branch, Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), was responsible.

  • Ghafari has enhanced the group's strength through his firm ideology and notable attacks. He has made repeated attempts to target Russia in response to its involvement in the Syrian civil war, which contributed to defeating ISIS' regional operations.

  • By using high-profile attacks as a tool for recruitment, the group has focused on ethnic Tajiks and Uzbeks in Central Asia. ISIS-K is planning to escalate its foreign operations, including attacks against the United States.
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Russia’s Putin says ‘radical Islamists’ behind Moscow concert hall attack: Russian leader also suggests Ukraine is somehow involved in the attack without ...
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Russia’s Putin says ‘radical Islamists’ behind Moscow concert hall attack
Quick Glance: Putin Blames Radical Islamists for Moscow Concert Hall Attack
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin states for the first time that 'radical Islamists' were behind the attack on a concert hall outside Moscow, suggesting Ukraine was also somehow involved.

  • During Friday's attack, camouflaged gunmen stormed into Crocus City Hall, opened fire on concert-goers, and set the building ablaze, resulting in at least 137 deaths.

  • Putin did not mention the ISIL (ISIS) affiliate that claimed responsibility for the attack. The Islamic State in Khorasan Province has repeatedly claimed responsibility since Friday, with affiliated media channels releasing graphic videos of the attackers.

  • Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov declined to assign blame and refused to comment on reports that the US warned Moscow authorities on March 7 about a possible attack, citing confidentiality of such intelligence.
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Russia marks a national day of mourning for victims of the concert hall attack: Russia paused for a day of mourning Sunday for the more than 130 people killed at ...
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HAPPENING NOW: Rescuers work to extinguish a fire at the Moscow concert hall attack. abcnews.go.com/International/shooting-reported-concert-hall-moscow/story
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Russian FSB says US, UK and Ukraine behind Moscow attack: The director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, said on Tuesday that the ...
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Russian FSB says US, UK and Ukraine behind Moscow attack
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France raises terror alert level after Moscow attack claimed by IS group: France’s government increased its security alert warning to the highest level Sunday ...
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France raises terror alert level after Moscow attack claimed by IS group
Quick Glance: France Increases Terror Alert After Deadly Attack in Russia
  • France's government increased its security alert posture to the highest level on Sunday after the deadly attack at a Russian concert hall and Islamic State's claim of responsibility.

  • President Emmanuel Macron held an emergency security meeting after Friday's attack in a Moscow suburb killed over 130 people and was claimed by an Islamic State affiliate.

  • France was already on high security alert ahead of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics this year, expected to draw millions of visitors. Security concerns are notably high for the opening ceremony on July 26, with boats on the Seine River and large crowds watching from the embankments.

  • The country has been previously targeted by deadly Islamic State attacks, such as the Bataclan theatre massacre in 2015 where extremists shot concertgoers and held hostages for hours. French forces have also taken action against extremists in other regions.
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Near Moscow: Dead in attack on concert hall: According to authorities, more than 60 people were killed in the armed attack on a concert hall near Moscow ...
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Near Moscow: Dead in attack on concert hall
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Russia says it is hard to believe Islamic State could have launched Moscow attack
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Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to punish those behind the Moscow concert hall attack, adding that the gunmen "tried to hide and moved towards ... Show more
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Medvedev: Russia will target Moscow concert attackers wherever they are from: Russia will target those behind a deadly shooting at a concert hall near Moscow ...
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Medvedev: Russia will target Moscow concert attackers wherever they are ...
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The death toll is expected to rise further in the concert hall attack in a Moscow suburb that killed 40 people, Russian officials say ... Show more
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Russian president Vladimir Putin says the ‘Kyiv regime’ is responsible for Friday’s deadly shooting at a concert hall outside Moscow that killed 137 people ... Show more
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Moscow terror attack: Russia alleges US hiding 'Ukrainian involvement' in incident
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Moscow: "Monstrous crime" - Russia speaks of terror | Newsblog: A gun attack on a concert hall in Moscow has left some dead. The developments in the newsblog.
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Russia blames Ukraine, West over Moscow gun attack: MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday (Mar 26) sought to shift blame for the Moscow concert hall attack onto Ukraine and ...
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Russia blames Ukraine, West over Moscow gun attack
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Before Moscow shooting, US warnings and a Putin dismissal: Russia and Western countries have traded barbs over a deadly attack by gunmen that killed 137 people ...
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Before Moscow shooting, US warnings and a Putin dismissal
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Russia's Crocus Group vows to restore concert hall after deadly rampage: The owner of the Russian concert hall destroyed in the mass shooting and fire that ...
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Russia's Crocus Group vows to restore concert hall after deadly rampage
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Moscow concert death toll rises to 139: Russian official: The death toll of a Moscow concert hall terrorist shooting rose Monday to 139, a Russian official ...
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Moscow concert death toll rises to 139: Russian official
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Death and fear stoked hell in the Moscow concert attack, witnesses say: MOSCOW: The four armed men walked calmly towards the metal detectors at Crocus City Hall ...
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Death and fear stoked hell in the Moscow concert attack, witnesses say
Quick Glance: Death and Horror Unleashed in Moscow Concert Attack
  • Four armed men walked calmly towards metal detectors at Crocus City Hall, firing automatic weapons at terrified civilians who fell screaming in a hail of bullets.

  • The attackers fired through glass doors, shot people at the entrance, and set the building on fire as people desperately tried to escape.

  • Gunfire erupted as people were taking their seats, quickly engulfing the entire building in flames. Hundreds of firefighters battled for hours to contain the blaze that devastated the entire hall.

  • Victims included whole families, mothers embracing their children, and individuals desperately trying to flee the flames as the building turned into a hellish scene.
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Russia arrests 11 in connection with concert hall attack White House says that it had warned Russia of possible terror attack at 'large gathering ... Show more
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Russian investigators query families of shooting suspects in Tajikistan, sources say
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Russian investigators query families of shooting suspects in Tajikistan ...
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The Russian Investigative Committee has released footage it says shows concert attack suspects being pushed and dragged into its Moscow HQ. Latest: news.sky.com/story/russia-moscow-shooting-latest-ukraine-islamic-state-live-sky-news-blog-12541713
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Kremlin accuses Ukraine of attack: Jäger: The decisive factor is which culprits Putin names
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Kremlin accuses Ukraine of attack: Jäger: The decisive factor is which ...
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Russia keeps blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite Islamic State claiming responsibility
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Putin blames "radical Islamists" for attack near Moscow: Shots were fired at a concert hall in the Moscow region on Friday evening. More than 130 people were ...
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Quick Glance: Putin Blames Islamists for Moscow Attack
  • Russian President Putin attributes the Moscow terror attack to radical Islamists, maintaining suspicion of a 'Ukrainian trail'.

  • Putin did not mention any connection to ISIS and questioned the perpetrators' motives during Ramadan.

  • Ukraine refuted the accusations, while Western authorities hold the ISIS offshoot responsible for the attack.

  • Russian judiciary detained three more suspects related to the Friday attack, including the four main perpetrators showing signs of torture.
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Islamic State Group Claims Russia Gun Attack: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a gun attack on a Moscow concert hall on Friday ...
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Islamic State Group Claims Russia Gun Attack
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More than 130 dead near Moscow: IS distributes video of attack on concert hall: On Friday, attackers murdered more than 130 people in a concert hall near Moscow ...
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More than 130 dead near Moscow: IS distributes video of attack on concert ...
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Russia lowered flags to half-mast for a day of mourning after scores of people were gunned down with automatic weapons at a rock concert outside Moscow ... Show more
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Russia Has No Formal Death Penalty. Some Want to Change That.: Some prominent Russians are calling for the execution of those responsible for the massacre at a ...
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Russia Has No Formal Death Penalty. Some Want to Change That.
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A Moscow court charged four suspects with acts of terrorism in connection with a deadly concert hall attack on March 22. France joined the United States in ... Show more
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Police in Russia paraded four suspects – one of whom was wheelchair-bound – through a Moscow courtroom before charging them with terrorism for the attack on a ... Show more
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Russia lowered flags to half-mast for mourning and people laid flowers after 133 people were killed at a rock concert outside Moscow ... Show more
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How the attack could become a problem for Putin: Numerous dead and injured - But Putin waited more than 19 hours before his speech after the terrorist attack on ...
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How the attack could become a problem for Putin
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ISIL’s Afghanistan arm, Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), has grown in strength since the return of the Taliban — even though the two are enemies — ... Show more
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Metronome Theater sold: New shows later this year: The Metronome Theater at the Centro Oberhausen has been empty for some time. This photo shows the event hall ...
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Metronome Theater sold: New shows later this year
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More than 100 people have been killed after gunmen entered the concert hall and began shooting people inside. Updates: www.news.com.au/world/europe/40-dead-in-moscow-concert-hall-horror/news-story/d0a435bf2aad077058fe0e02d7a63ae3
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4 men charged in Moscow concert hall attack, bearing signs of severe beatings: Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than ...
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Terrorists behind concert massacre in Russia tortured before hearings: The terror attack, which is the worst Russia has seen in years, has led to the ...
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Terrorists behind concert massacre in Russia tortured before hearings
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Attack in Moscow: 115 dead, arrests - perpetrators "wanted to enter Ukraine": Shooting in Moscow concert hall - many victims
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Attack in Moscow: 115 dead, arrests - perpetrators
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Assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on March 22 and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing over 60 people ... Show more
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Attack in Moscow: four suspects in custody: A total of eleven suspects were arrested after the attack on the concert hall. Four are in custody ...
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Attack in Moscow: four suspects in custody
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Four men showing signs of severe beating charged over Moscow concert attack: Four suspects charged with terrorism as Russia observes a day of mourning over ...
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Russian husband searching for wife still missing after concert shooting in Moscow
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says Islamist terrorists were behind the concert hall attack Hem Saroya brings you this report Watch more: www.wionews.com/videos
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RAW: These images showing smoke and flames are said to be from a concert venue in a Moscow suburb where gunmen opened fire at people ... Show more
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Russia says 40 dead, 145 injured in concert hall raid, Islamic State group claims responsibility
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Russia says 40 dead, 145 injured in concert hall raid, Islamic State group ...
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More bodies of those killed in the attack on a Moscow concert hall have been found beneath the rubble of the building. President Putin claims the attackers ... Show more
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Moscow terror attack explained with maps and graphics: At least 137 people died in the worst terrorist attack in Russia since 2004
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Moscow terror attack explained with maps and graphics
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Lukashenko contradicts Putin’s claims about Moscow attackers fleeing to Ukraine: Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that the alleged ...
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Quick Glance: Lukashenko Supervises Troops Near Lithuanian Border
  • During a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Russia-Belarus Union State in Saint Petersburg, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko inspected a tank battalion near the Lithuanian border and directed that any 'provocation' there must be met with force, as reported by a Telegram channel close to his administration on Tuesday.

  • Emphasizing the need to 'publicly stop any provocation', Lukashenko highlighted that 'any violation of the state border must be decisively countered'.

  • The deteriorating relations between Lithuania, a member of the European Union and NATO, and Minsk have been attributed to Lithuania's support for the opposition in Belarus.
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The federal government has condemned the attack in a concert hall near Moscow and expressed its condolences to the families of the victims and the injured.
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Moscow attack: Debunking the false claims: BBC Verify examines how the campaign to blame Kyiv unfolded.
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Moscow attack: Debunking the false claims
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Building is on fire: Reports: Shots fired in concert hall near Moscow
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Building is on fire: Reports: Shots fired in concert hall near Moscow
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U.S. Warned Russia Before Moscow Attack That Killed at Least 40: Explosions rocked a concert hall just outside Moscow and gunmen opened fire on theatergoers ...
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U.S. Warned Russia Before Moscow Attack That Killed at Least 40
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What we know about the Moscow concert hall attack: Russia has been left reeling following the nation’s worst terrorist attack in two decades ...
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What we know about the Moscow concert hall attack
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As Moscow mourns, opinion divided on Ukraine accusations: MOSCOW: On the streets of Moscow on Sunday (Mar 24), there was shock, grief and anger as Russia ...
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As Moscow mourns, opinion divided on Ukraine accusations
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According to Russian authorities, at least 90 people were killed in the attack on a concert hall near Moscow.
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Maps and Diagrams of the Moscow Concert Hall Attack: The mass shooting and arson at a suburban Moscow concert venue, which killed more than 130 ...
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Maps and Diagrams of the Moscow Concert Hall Attack