Attack on Moscow | The four alleged attackers placed in pre-trial detention

(Moscow) The four suspected perpetrators of the attack on a concert hall near Moscow, which left at least 137 dead, were placed in pre-trial detention on Sunday after their appearance before a court in the capital.




This appearance comes on the evening of a day of mourning in Russia, after Friday’s massacre which left at least 137 dead, the deadliest attack on European soil claimed by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS).

PHOTO MAXIM SHEMETOV, REUTERS

People gathered in front of Crocus City Hall on Sunday to pay tribute to the victims of the attack.

The authorities had still not mentioned the responsibility of this group on Sunday, instead citing a Ukrainian lead.

Health services said Sunday evening that the number of injured had been reassessed at 182, of whom 101 were still hospitalized.

Investigators continued on Sunday to search the rubble of the building which was ravaged by a gigantic fire started by the attackers.


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