In the Russian republic of Dagestan in the North Caucasus, four foreign citizens who were directly involved in financing and equipping terrorists were arrested, the FSB announced in Moscow on Monday.
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The terrorist militia “Islamic State” claimed responsibility for the crime. State media also showed a video released by the FSB in which an unidentified man says he handed over the weapons for the shooting at Crocus City Hall to the perpetrators from the Dagestani capital Makhachkala. The authenticity of the video could not be verified. After the attack on the center on March 22nd, the number of dead was at least 144 and the number of injured was more than 550. There were still missing people, it was said.
Explosive device was prepared
The four suspected shooters and others involved were arrested after the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall. Media reported that the men were tortured before their confessions. Numerous suspected backers were also arrested in the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan.
According to the FSB, the four suspects now arrested in Dagestan are said to have planned an attack in the city of Kaspiysk on the Caspian Sea, which is popular with tourists. To do this, they prepared an explosive device and also obtained weapons. They then wanted to go abroad. The FSB did not provide any details in its statement.
Putin sees Ukrainian trail
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that the Islamists had carried out the attack on Crocus City Hall. But he sees a Ukrainian trace. Russian investigators recently announced that financial transaction data had been seized from the arrested suspects. Accordingly, Ukrainian nationalists are said to have paid for the attack. Kiev denies involvement in the terrorist attack.
On Saturday, diplomats from more than 130 countries remembered the victims at Crocus City Hall and laid flowers at the center. The Russian Foreign Ministry said there were more than 250 participants in the memorial event.
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