BREAKING: ISIS claims responsibility for Moscow terrorist attack

(Wouldn’t be surprised if certain intelligence agencies backed it)

LINKThe Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a Friday evening terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall.

The Russian Federal Security Service has confirmed at least 40 dead and more than 100 wounded in the attack on the Crocus City Hall complex.

In a Telegram post to its channel, the terrorist organization claimed its personnel had "attacked a large gathering... on the outskirts of the Russian capital Moscow," according to the Moscow Times.

The Islamic State initially rose to prominence in Iraq and Syria, though it has long since branched out beyond those nations and at least one branch is known to operate in Afghanistan. The motivation behind the Islamic State attack remains unclear and there is no evident connection to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine as of press time.


Russia previously struggled with Islamic secessionists in the northern Caucuses throughout the 1990s and terrorist activity persisted into the 2000s after the Russians reoccupied Chechnya. Current Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, however, is a staunch supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Video footage from Russian media outlet TASS showed the concert hall in flames.




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