Moscow “knew”. ISIS still claims responsibility and shows photos of the terrorists –

The attack on the Crocus City Hall concert hall has given concreteness to fears linked to the danger of terrorism. Before the show began, the attackers burst into the hall and opened fire on the audience. The toll is dramatic and has risen dramatically during the night. Children are also among the victims. The West has condemned without any ifs or buts the massacre and its authors. Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to punish those who committed the atrocities. The New York Times entered into a back-and-forth of accusations and responsibilities between Moscow and Kiev, reporting that the US had warned the Kremlin about ISIS’s plans.

Citing anonymous US officials, the NYT reported that US intelligence gathered intelligence just this month that Russia was a terrorist target for the ISPK, an Islamic State branch based in Afghanistan. According to the American newspaper, ISIS remained relatively quiet until recently, but has stepped up efforts to launch attacks against anti-Islam targets in Europe and elsewhere. Referring to the ISPK, the New York Times quoted Colin Clarke, a counter-terrorism analyst at the Soufan Group, a security consultancy based in New York, who shed light on the probable causes of the terrorist attack and highlighted how the propaganda Russian may have had a pes. The Islamic State accused the Kremlin of having Muslim blood on its hands, referring to “Moscow’s interventions in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Syria”.

Meanwhile, the Islamic State has confirmed responsibility for the attack against the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, in the western outskirts of Moscow. And he published a photo showing the four alleged terrorists who opened fire in the concert hall. This was reported by Sky News UK, citing the Amaq news agency, close to ISIS. In a statement accompanying the photo, ISIS says the attack is part of the raging war between the jihadist group itself and countries fighting Islam.