Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday for the first time accused 'radical Islamists' of carrying out last week's attack on a concert hall outside Moscow, but continued to strongly suggest that Ukraine was still involved despite strong denials from Kyiv and Washington.
People light candles and lay flowers at a makeshift memorial in front of the Crocus City Hall on the western outskirts of Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, March 24, 2024.
“We know that the crime was committed by the hands of radical Islamists, whose ideology the Islamic world itself has been fighting for centuries,” Mr. Putin said Monday in a televised meeting with government officials. Officials in Ukraine insisted again Monday they had no involvement in Friday’s terror attack, a position that the U.S. has supported. Blaming others is a common tactic used by Mr. Putin and his supporters, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy said over the weekend.
The men were identified as Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, 32; Saidakrami Rachabalizoda, 30; Shamsidin Fariduni, 25; and Mukhammadsobir Faizov, 19. The charges carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Washington said it appears the Afghan branch of the Islamic State terror army known as ISIS-K carried out the brazen assault on the Moscow theater. Officials with ISIS publicly confirmed their responsibility, releasing video clips that showed the assailants spraying victims with gunfire before setting the concert hall ablaze.
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