MOSCOW — A court docket in Moscow in Thursday convicted 19 folks of involvement within the 2024 taking pictures rampage in a Moscow concert hall that killed 149 folks and wounded over 600 in one of many deadliest assaults within the capital in years.
A faction of the Islamic State group claimed duty for the March 22, 2024, bloodbath on the Crocus Metropolis Corridor live performance venue through which 4 gunmen shot individuals who have been ready for a present by a preferred rock band after which set the constructing on fireplace.
All 19 defendants have been handed prolonged jail phrases: 15 have been sentenced to life in jail, one was handed 22 1/2 years in jail, and three others got 19 years and 11 months every.
The trial started in August 2025 in a navy court docket, as is customary for terrorism prices, and passed off behind closed doorways, with the authorities citing safety issues.
President Vladimir Putin and different Russian officers have claimed, with out presenting proof, that Ukraine had a job within the assault. Kyiv has strongly denied any involvement.
The Investigative Committee, Russia’s high felony investigation company, has mentioned that the assault had been “deliberate and carried out within the pursuits of the present management of Ukraine in an effort to destabilize political scenario in our nation.” It additionally famous the 4 suspected gunmen tried to flee to Ukraine afterward.
The 4, all recognized as residents of Tajikistan, have been arrested hours after the assault and later appeared in a Moscow court with indicators of being severely overwhelmed.
These tried alongside them included three males who bought the suspected gunmen a automobile, a person they rented an residence from, and 10 others accused of terrorist ties, in response to impartial Russian information website Mediazona.
