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Terrorist attack near Moscow: a claim and questions
The Islamic State has long evoked a blood debt linked to the role played by Russia in Chechnya, Syria and even Iraq.
(France 2)
The Islamic State has long evoked a blood debt linked to the role played by Russia in Chechnya, Syria and even Iraq.
A photo of four men was published on Saturday March 23 by the Islamic State, They are presented as the attackers of the attack. One of them is wearing a gray polo shirt. Arrested, he is presented as one of the authors of the attack. We hear him say that he killed for money. The Kremlin announced the arrest of 11 suspects since the terrorist attack on Friday March 22.
Russia, enemy of the Islamic State
American intelligence is convinced that the terrorists belong to an Afghan branch of the Islamic State organization. “This subsidiary is trying to establish itself in Central Asia and move towards Russia”confides Claude Moniquet, former DGSE agent and counter-terrorism expert. “Russia has been designated an enemy of the Islamic State for 10 years and the organization believes that the Russians owe a blood debt to them”testifies Wassim Nasr, journalist at France 24 and specialist in jihadist movements.
