Putin denounces “radical Islamists” who tried to flee to Ukraine | EUROtoday
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Lhe declare of duty for the assault on Moscow by the Islamic State had, till then, not been commented on by the Kremlin. Vladimir Putin mentioned this Monday, March 25, that the assault within the live performance corridor Friday night, which killed 137 folks, was dedicated by “radical Islamists.” According to the Russian president, the 4 attackers of the lethal assault then tried to flee to Ukraine.
“It is important to answer the question of why the terrorists, after their crime, tried to leave for Ukraine. Who was waiting for them there? » declared the Russian president during a government meeting, while kyiv denied any involvement in the attack.
kyiv denied any “link with the incident”
Since the declare of the assault by the Islamic State, of which its Afghan department is the primary suspect, Vladimir Putin and his highly effective safety companies, the FSB, haven’t talked about any jihadist involvement both, evoking in live performance a Ukrainian observe vigorously denied by Kiev and the West.
kyiv, which has been dealing with an assault by Russian troops since February 2022, has denied any “link with the incident”. The United States additionally rejected the Russian president's model.
READ ALSO Attack in Moscow: Russia reacts to accusations of torture towards terroristsIn complete, Russian authorities mentioned they’d arrested eleven folks, together with these 4 alleged attackers, however their profiles stay very obscure. The latter, at the very least one in all whom is from Tajikistan in Central Asia, have already been positioned in pre-trial detention till May 22. They face a life sentence.
After transient hearings, three different suspects have been remanded in custody on Monday till the identical date. According to the Ria Novosti information company, it considerations a father and two of his sons, one in all whom, born in Tajikistan, has Russian nationality.
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