Islamic State claims responsibility for terrorist attack in Moscow

The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility this Friday for an attack on a concert hall near Moscow that killed at least 40 people and left more than a hundred injured.

In a statement posted on Telegram by the terrorist organization it is stated that "Islamic State fighters attackeda large gathering of Christians in the city of Krasnogorsk, on the outskirts of the Russian capital, Moscow, killing and wounding hundreds of people and causing extensive destruction there before retreating to their bases safely."

The event, considered the terrorist attack with the highest number of deaths and injuries perpetrated in the territory of Russia, has shocked millions of people around the world, who questioned whether it had to do with the Kremlin's conflict against Ukraine or if it would be for reasons religious.

IS indicated that the Moscow massacre was due to religious reasons, which is why they had chosen a "Christian event" on the anniversary of the fall of their "caliphate."

For its part, kyiv was quick to say that it "has nothing to do" with the event: "Ukraine certainly has nothing to do with the shooting or the explosions at Crocus City Hall. It makes no sense," said the advisor to the Office of the Ukrainian Presidency Mikhailo Podoliak in a message on the social networkThe world.

The presidential advisor said suspiciously: "Ukraine has never resorted to terrorist methods" to combat Russia, while it has been "Russia itself" that on previous occasions "has attacked its own citizens to initiate 'anti-terrorist actions' against groups ethnic groups who were protesting.

"There is no doubt that the events on the outskirts of Moscow will contribute to a sharp increase in military propaganda," which will include the "justification of genocidal attacks against the civilian population of Ukraine," said President Vladimir Zelensky. .

The Ukrainian president's advisor also stated that long before theshooting this friday In the Russian capital, "we had heard public warnings from foreign embassies in Moscow about the possibility of such bloody excesses."

On March 7, the United States Embassy in Moscow warned of an "imminent" risk of a terrorist attack against large gatherings in the Russian capital, and recommended that American citizens avoid crowds.

"We are monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to attack large gatherings of people in Moscow, including concerts, and U.S. citizens should be advised to refrain from going to these locations for the next 48 hours," the embassy said in a statement. security alert published on its website.

Russia swore revenge for the attack, which was perpetrated in a concert hall inside a large shopping center, where several men dressed in camouflage arrived and began shooting at the attendees and people who were in the room.hall.

Former Russian President Dmiti Medvedev stated that Russia will "destroy" the Ukrainian leaders if they are proven to be involved in the massacre.

"If it is established that they are terrorists of the Kiev regime (...), they will be located and destroyed mercilessly, as terrorists. Including the leaders of the State that committed such an atrocity," Medvedev, number two of the Security Council, stated on Telegram. Russian security.

More than 2,000 military personnel remain at the scene.