The men suspected of carrying out a deadly attack in Moscow last week at a concert hall briefly entered Turkey to renew their Russian residence permits, but their radicalization did not happen there, a Turkish security official told Reuters on Monday. (25).
There was no arrest warrant for the attackers at the time, meaning they could travel freely between Turkey and Russia, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity, adding that the suspects had long lived in Moscow.
Two of the attackers left Turkey to travel to Moscow on the same flight, on March 2, 2024, according to this source.
More than 130 people died and dozens were injured in the attack, which was claimed by Islamic State.
Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, stated that Islamic radicals were behind the attack, but tried to link the case to Ukraine.
France and the United States, in turn, say that intelligence data indicates that the Islamic State really was the mastermind of the massacre.
Source: CNN Brasil
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