The Islamic State terrorist group in Khorasan, which claimed responsibility for the attack on the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Russia, Friday March 22, “tried several times to touch French soil”said Emmanuel Macron during a trip to Guyana, Monday March 25. “The information available to our services, like our main partners, indicates that it was an entity of the Islamic State which instigated this attack and carried it out”declared the President of the Republic. “This particular group, which is apparently involved in this attack, has carried out several attempts on our soil in recent months.” The decision to enhance the Vigipirate plan is “a coherent measure”, socket “as a precautionary measure, but with credible and solid elements”. Follow our live stream.
The four suspects placed in pre-trial detention. The four men suspected of having committed the Moscow attack, which left at least 137 dead, were placed in pre-trial detention after their appearance in a court in the capital on Sunday. The authorities had still not mentioned on Sunday the responsibility of the Islamic State group, which nevertheless claimed responsibility for the attack, citing instead a Ukrainian lead. The suspects’ detention, set until May 22, may be extended pending their trial, the date of which is not yet known.
The number of injured rose to 182. Some 101 people were still hospitalized on Sunday, according to local authorities.
Weapons found on site. Two assault rifles and a large quantity of ammunition were found at the scene, the investigative committee announced on Sunday. Heavy equipment arrived on site Saturday evening to dismantle the damaged structures and remove the debris, the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry also said.
The United States rejects Ukraine’s involvement. There is no “no proof” that Ukraine is involved in the massacre, and “IS is responsible”, insisted the American vice-president, Kamala Harris. Vladimir Putin had mentioned a link with Ukraine, a theory put forward by the Russian security services.