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Moscow attack latest: Concert hall massacre suspects charged with terrorism as death toll rises

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Jeremy Hunt urges UK to remain ‘vigilant’ following Moscow concert hall attack

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Four of the alleged gunmen have been named and pictured for the first time as they appeared at a Moscow courthouse, where they were charged with terrorism and remanded into pre-trial custody.

Dalerdzhon Barotovich Mirzoyev, Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda and Shamsidin Fariduni are among 11 people arrested after the attack which caused the deaths of 137 civilians.

Footage had emerged of the alleged four gunmen being led blindfolded into the Russian Investigative Committee’s HQ, ahead of their first court appearance.

Addressing the nation after the deadliest attack inside the country for two decades, the Russian President vowed that anyone who ordered the assault at Crocus City Hall will be “justly and inevitably punished”.

Meanwhile, Jeremy Hunt warned European countries must “remain vigilant” after Isis claimed responsibility for the assault, suggesting the jihadist group still maintains the organising capacity for major atrocities.

Speaking to Sky News on Sunday, the chancellor described the loss of civilian life as a “tragedy” but went on to condemn the Kremlin for “creating a smokescreen of propaganda” after it appeared to seek to link Ukraine to the attack.

Mykhaylo Podolyak, an aide to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, denied Putin’s suggestions the four shooters were heading towards Ukraine when they were detained by Russian security forces, calling the claims “absurd”.

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Show latest update 1 hour ago How gunfire, panic and a huge blaze turned packed concert into massacre

On a Friday night in a northwestern suburb of Moscow, hundreds of music lovers were waiting in anticipation for a performance from progressive rock band Picnic.

As the clamour and noise grew louder for the artists to take to the stage at Crocus City Hall, a sprawling shopping mall and music venue, a devastating act of violence was carried out that left more than 130 people dead and dozens more injured. It is the deadliest attack in Russia since the 2004 Beslan school siege, when terrorists killed 334 people.

At around 7.40pm a white Renault car pulled up outside the 6,200-capacity concert hall. Men dressed in military fatigues exited the vehicle, burst into the foyer and started shooting. Harrowing videos posted on Russian social media showed the attackers calmly walking through the venue and shooting concert-goers at point-blank range as they attempted to flee or tried to find a place to hide.

Joe Middleton reports:

Moscow attack: How gunfire, panic and huge blaze turned packed concert into massacre As crowds gathered at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall to watch rock band Picnic, gunmen calmly entered and began shooting – starting an attack with a death toll that left at least 133 dead

Tara Cobham 25 March 2024 06:00

2 hours ago ISIS-K: What to know about the group that claims Moscow attack

ISIS-K, a regional division of ISIS, has claimed responsibility for the Moscow concert hall attack that left at least 133 people dead.

Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), named after a region that included parts of Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, have garnered a reputation for brutality - including claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing at Russia’s Kabul embassy in 2022.

Putin has become central to the group’s propaganda in recent years, and appears to have firmly kept Russia as one of its main targets.

Sophie Thompson reports:

ISIS-K: What to know about the group that claims Moscow attack ISIS-K, a regional division of ISIS, has claimed responsibility for the Moscow concert hall attack that left at least 133 people dead. Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), named after a region that included parts of Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, have garnered a reputation for brutality - including claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing at Russia’s Kabul embassy in 2022. Putin has become central to the group’s propaganda in recent years, and appears to have firmly kept Russia as one of its main targets.

Tara Cobham 25 March 2024 05:00

3 hours ago Zelensky rejects Putin’s claims that Ukraine was involved in Moscow attack

Ukrainian president, Zelensky, has released a video statement rejecting Vladimir Putin’s claims that the country had involvement in the recent Moscow concert massacre.

Despite ISIS claiming responsibility for the attack, the Kremlin still found a way to point the finger at Ukraine.

“Instead of taking care of his Russian citizens and addressing them, this duffer Putin remained silent for a day, thinking about how to link this to Ukraine”, he told followers.

“Those hundreds of thousands of Russians who are now killing on Ukrainian soil would certainly be enough to deter any terrorists.”

Sophie Thompson reports:

Zelensky rejects Putin’s claims that Ukraine was involved in Moscow attack Ukrainian president, Zelensky, has released a video statement rejecting Vladimir Putin’s claims that the country had involvement in the recent Moscow concert massacre. Despite ISIS claiming responsibility for the attack, the Kremlin still found a way to point the finger at Ukraine. “Instead of taking care of his Russian citizens and addressing them, this duffer Putin remained silent for a day, thinking about how to link this to Ukraine”, he told followers. “Those hundreds of thousands of Russians who are now killing on Ukrainian soil would certainly be enough to deter any terrorists.”

Tara Cobham 25 March 2024 04:00

4 hours ago Russia’s soccer friendly against Paraguay put off indefinitely due to attack

The Russian Football Union said Saturday that its team’s friendly against Paraguay scheduled for Moscow on Monday has been put off indefinitely due to the terrorist attack near the capital.

At least 133 people were killed after gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons in a suburban concert hall near Moscow on Friday. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility.

Officials said the match originally scheduled for Moscow’s VTB Arena would be played at a later date.