Attack in Russia: the Islamic State group confirms the arrest of four of its members

A week after the bloody terrorist attack which left 143 dead near Moscow, Russia, the Islamic State group confirms that the four attackers, arrested by the Russian authorities, are indeed from its ranks.

While the country is still bruised after the attack which left 143 dead near Moscow, Russia, a week ago, this Friday, March 29, the Islamic State (IS) group confirms that the four attackers, arrested by the Russian authorities, are indeed from its ranks, reports Le Figaro. In its Thursday edition published Friday at dawn and shared on Telegram channels, al-Nabaa, the IS weekly, confirms that “four fighters, who are soldiers of the caliphate" quot;, attacked the Crocus City Hall concert hall, located in the Moscow suburbs.

Russia still points the finger at Ukraine

After the assault of March 22, the terrorist organization had already taken over. claimed attacked the same day. But Moscow persists on the Ukrainian trail and continues to denounce links between terrorists and “Ukrainian nationalists”. The head of security services Russians, Alexander Bortnikov, directly accuses the Ukrainian and Western secret services of having "facilitated" the attack. Accusations firmly denied by kyiv.

Thursday March 28, the Committee Russian investigation officer, in charge of of the main criminal investigations, indicatedé that the perpetrators of the attack had received 'important" sums of money from Ukraine, relays Le Figaro. During his first televised speech after the tragedy, Russian President Vladimir Putin also said ; that the four men had been killed. arrested in a border region with Ukraine where they were trying to escape via a "window" who had been to them prepared on the side Ukrainian.