The Islamic State of Iraq in Syria, ISIS, has officially claimed responsibility for the bloody terrorist attack in Moscow, which left at least 40 people dead and hundreds injured.
The event that took place on the outskirts of Moscow, in a large concert hall where there were almost 6,000 people, attracted the world's attention and raised many doubts about the authorship, also seeing the war situation in which Russia is with Ukraine.
But now, ISIS has undone them and taken full responsibility for the attack.
And there it is, IS claims the attack in Russia. I'm sure we'll get an even longer statement with more details soon based on past precedent of how IS central media works. pic.twitter.com/NPAyxuhCZw
— Aaron Y. Zelin (@azelin) March 22, 2024
This is also consistent with an earlier warning from the US Embassy in Moscow, where on March 7 it was said that there could be terrorist attacks in the Russian capital, and the warning was specifically about ISIS.
The Islamist group made the announcement through the Telegram platform, where they took full responsibility for the act.
For Russia, from the beginning, there were no doubts that they were dealing with a terrorist act.
This is how the authorities immediately reacted to the event, simultaneously canceling any other gathering during the weekend in the Russian capital.
From what is known so far, four people armed to the teeth, wearing specialized military clothing, entered a concert hall and shot anyone who got in their way, leaving at least 40 dead as reported so far and hundreds wounded.