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View of the burning Crocus City Hall following a deadly attack on a concert venue outside Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2024. Photo/REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
DUSHANBE – Shooting and a major fire occurred on March 22, 2024 at the Crocus City Hall concert venue in the city of Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow.
A number of people have been arrested in Russia on suspicion of being connected to the terror attack. This case apparently spread outside Russia.
Nine residents of the Dushanbe suburb have been detained due to their links to the perpetrators of the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall, sources in Tajikistan's security services told Sputnik on Friday (29/3/2024).
“Nine residents of Vahdat district were detained for having ties to the people who carried out the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall on March 22 and for having ties to the terrorist organization ISIS (Islamic State),” said the source.
Russia's Investigative Committee said 143 people were killed and 360 others injured in the attack.
The four main suspects in the case, all citizens of Tajikistan, were arrested and charged with terrorism.
The terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall was the deadliest in Russia in almost 20 years.
Russia linked the terrorist attack to Ukraine and the United States. The investigation process continues to reveal the real mastermind.
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