Russians claim to have detained individuals in Dagestan who ”financed” attackers on Crocus City Hall near Moscow

Russian security forces claim to have detained militants in Dagestan, a subject of the Russian Federation, as they supposedly financed the attackers on the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow.

Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency RIA Novosti

Details: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed that its officers had detained militants in Dagestan who were involved in financing and supplying the perpetrators of the Crocus City Hall attack.

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Russian security forces claimed that the cell consisted of four people.

In addition, they noted that these people were supposedly planning to carry out a terrorist attack in the city of Kaspiysk, following which they planned to leave Russia.

Background:

• A shooting incident occurred prior to a concert by the band Piknik at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, on the evening of 22 March. A group of individuals opened fire on concert attendees, resulting in the death of at least 144 people.
• ISIS claimed responsibility for the shooting. However, Russia stubbornly continues to accuse Ukraine of the attack, providing no evidence. Kyiv strongly denies these accusations.

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