Moscow attack: US calls Russians “dung merchants” spreading “absurd propaganda”. On Friday, armed men attacked a concert hall in the suburbs of the Russian capital, opening fire on spectators and causing a huge fire.

This attack, the deadliest in the last twenty years in Russia, left at least 143 dead and 360 injured, including children. The attack, which took place Friday evening at Crocus City Hall, was claimed by the jihadist organization Islamic State, but Russian officials have insisted for several days on a Ukrainian trail.