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11 suspects were arrested this morning (Saturday) for involvement in the mass massacre at the concert hall near Moscow, where gunmen opened fire on the audience and shot dead more than 93 people.
Among the suspects, the Russian security forces informed President Vladimir Putin - four who took a direct part in carrying out the attack.
The responsibility for the mass terrorist incident was accepted by the terrorist organization ISIS, a statement that was later confirmed by the United States.
In one of the documents, gunmen dressed in military uniforms are seen opening fire in a hall near the Russian capital.
In other documents, the armed men were seen marching inside the hall, and many onlookers were wondering for their lives when bursts of gunfire were heard in the background.
Bodies of revelers were lying in the compound, after being shot at point blank range by the terrorists.
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the United States warned Russia in early March that hostile elements were planning a mass attack in the country.
A Russian security man walks near the scene of the attack at the concert hall in the Crocus municipality near Moscow, Russia, March 22, 2024/Reuters
Smoke billows from a concert hall in the Moscow region, Russia, March 22, 2024/Reuters
The Kremlin said that President Vladimir Putin, who only earlier this week promised another term after pre-announced elections, was briefed on the situation by the head of the Federal Security Services, Alexander Bortnikov.
Putin said that he wishes a speedy recovery to those injured in the attack.
The serious attack takes place in the midst of Russia's war in Ukraine, which has denied any connection to this incident.
Some Ukrainian officials even hinted that this may be a "false flag" operation by Moscow designed to justify an escalation in the war against it, when they mentioned a series of attacks that rocked Russia at the beginning of the millennium and which, according to some regime opponents, were planned by the Kremlin to intensify the fight against the Chechen rebels.
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