death toll from terrorist attack rises to 143

The attack in the suburbs of Moscow left 143 dead, according to a new report released Wednesday March 27 by the Russian authorities. This attack, claimed by the jihadist group Islamic State, is already the deadliest in Russia in twenty years. It also left 80 injured, including six children, still hospitalized midday on Wednesday, said Russian Health Minister Mikhail Mourashko, quoted by the Tass news agency.

An anonymous medical source also told Tass on Wednesday morning that 205 people had received outpatient care not requiring hospitalization. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova told the press on Tuesday that many people in a state of shock had not immediately turned to doctors after the attack, hence the sudden increase in such treatment. .

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted for the first time, three days after the events and the IS claim, that the alleged attackers were “radical Islamists”, while continuing to point the finger at Ukraine. He notably assured that the alleged attackers intended to flee “in Ukraine”. The border between these two countries, which have been fighting each other militarily for two years, is however very difficult to cross.