The four people responsible for the attack against the concert hall a week ago Crocus City Hallnorthwest of Moscowfled the scene after their weapons “suddenly” stopped working, the terrorist group said this Friday Islamic State.
“The sudden malfunction of their weapons forced them to quickly leave the scene, beginning a grueling search operation in which ground and air forces participated.”indicated the editorial of the weekly magazine ‘Al Naba, distributed through the terrorist organization’s channels.
The publication affiliated with the Islamic group acknowledged that the four alleged jihadists were “sieged” in a forest while trying to flee after last Friday’s attack, which according to Russian authorities left more than 140 dead.
Three of the attackers were instructed to shoot directly at those present in the party room with their machine guns, while the fourth “was assigned to set fire to the facility with bombs and incendiary materials” with the aim of “hindering any rescue operation.” », according to ‘Al Naba’.
“About 200 Christians were shot just before some of the (attackers’) weapons stopped working, but they did not stop their attack and continued killing everyone they encountered along the way before leaving the room.”the publication said, citing unnamed IS security sources.
On the other hand, the magazine’s editorial said that the Russian authorities “were forced to accuse their opponents in the West” of the attack, in reference to Ukraine, in order “not to recognize their great failure against the fighters” of the terrorist organization. .
He Federal Security Service (FSB) Russian reported the arrest of eleven people in connection with the attack, four of whom participated in the attack and offered resistance during their arrest on a highway in the region of Brianskbordering Ukraine and where according to the Russian authorities they allegedly intended to escape.
Russia has admitted that the attack on the outskirts of Moscow was carried out by Islamists but insists on searching for a “Ukrainian footprint.” EFE (I)
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