AFP recounted IS*’s statement about the terrorist attack at Crocus – Kommersant

The Islamic State (IS, a terrorist movement banned in Russia) called the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall “the most brutal attack in recent years.” A statement issued on behalf of the Amaq agency, which is said to be close to the terrorist leadership, is quoted by AFP.

The statement said the militants “launched a coordinated attack on a large crowd of Christians” on March 22. The attack was called “the most brutal attack in recent years.” Amaq sources claim that “the attack occurred in the normal context of the raging war between the Islamic State and countries fighting Islam.”

The report says that the attack was carried out by four militants armed with machine guns, pistols, knives and Molotov cocktails. Before the attack, the militants observed the shopping center.

Earlier, anonymous sources from The New York Times and CBS News reported that, according to US intelligence, terrorists from the Islamic State (IS, a terrorist movement banned in Russia) were behind the attack.

This morning, the FSB reported on the arrest of four direct perpetrators of the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall, as well as 11 involved in the terrorist attack. It is alleged that the men were moving towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a “window” had been prepared for them to cross the border.

*IS, “Islamic State”, terrorist movement banned in Russia

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Anastasia Larina