Terrorist attack in Crocus: Russia detained people and showed the murder weapon

Russia organized a pursuit of the Renault Simbol and caught possible participants in the terrorist attack in Crocus, opening fire on the “terrorists”.

Updated 10:13 Propaganda RIA Novosti claims that Putin was informed about the capture of 11 people. “Including all 4 terrorists who were directly involved in the terrorist attack at Crocus,” the Kremlin said

At night, the interception was organized near the village of Khatsun, Karachinsky district, Bryansk region. There were four men in the car. Two were detained, two fled into the forest, Russian media writes.

It is alleged that during the confrontation one of the men was shot because he did not stop at the request of the security forces. We are talking about 19-year-old Muhammadsobir Fayzov.

“He was wounded. In the photo he is in handcuffs. His left eye cannot close due to damage. He is currently in the hospital undergoing surgery,” writes Shot.

It is also reported that when examining the car, security forces found a PM pistol, a magazine for an AKM assault rifle, and passports of citizens of Tajikistan.

Russian State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein said that one “terrorist” was caught on the spot, another tried to escape, and shots were fired at the car.

“During the pursuit, shooting was opened and the car overturned. One terrorist was detained on the spot, the rest fled into the forest. As a result of the search, a second suspect was found and detained at approximately 3:50 a.m. The search for the others continues. All law enforcement agencies are involved in the operation,” he said.

Terrorist attack at Crocus - US claims ISIS involvement

According to intelligence reports from US intelligence agencies, a cell of the Islamic State terrorist organization is responsible for the bloody terrorist attack that occurred the day before in the building of the Crocus concert hall near Moscow. The New York Times wrote about this, citing anonymous sources among American officials.

Let us note that in Moscow a number of officials tried to blame Kyiv for the murders, but the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry categorically rejected this idea. They stated that this was a planned provocation by the Kremlin.

As you know, in Crocus the number of victims has jumped to 60 people, there are more than a hundred victims. Russian media wrote about this this morning.