The Daesh terrorist group claimed duty for the assault on a live performance corridor in Russia’s capital Moscow, which killed a minimum of 133 individuals late Friday.
“The attack was carried out by four Daesh fighters armed with machine guns, a pistol, knives and firebombs,” Daesh mentioned on certainly one of its Telegram channels.
The terrorists had already mentioned on Friday night time they carried out the assault and claimed their fighters had “returned to base safely.”
The Kremlin, which has not reacted to the terrorist group’s declare, mentioned 11 individuals had been arrested “including four terrorists” concerned within the assault.
Russian officers have prompt the attackers had hyperlinks to Ukraine, a declare labeled as “absurd” by Kyiv.
Russia is combating Daesh in Syria and the terrorist group has additionally had a presence within the Muslim-majority Russian republics of Ingushetia, Dagestan and Chechnya.
The group has carried out assaults in Russia however has by no means earlier than mentioned it was behind such a serious atrocity.
Source: www.dailysabah.com