“They tried to escape and They were heading to Ukraine.where, according to preliminary data, They prepared a window for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the border,” he explained.
“We look forward to cooperation with all countries that sincerely share our pain and are practically ready join forces in the fight against a common enemyinternational terrorism in all its manifestations,” he said.
The Russian leader emphasized that authorities have already strengthened anti-terrorist measures in the capitalthe surrounding Moscow region, where the accident occurred, and the rest of the country.
“A disastrous fate awaits terrorists, murderers and beasts who do not and cannot have a nationality: revenge and oblivion. They have no future“, he commented.
Putin, who came to power in 1999 with a hard line against terrorism as his calling card, regretted that Among the victims are children, teenagers and women..
According to Russian Instructional CommitteeOn Friday, an attack by a group of armed men on the Crocus City Hall concert hall in the city of Krasnogorsk, north-west of Moscow, killed 115 people, but national media reports put the death toll at at least 143.
At the same time, authorities acknowledged that the death toll could still be increase “significantly” As rescue efforts progress in wreckage of a burnt building.
Russian legislator Alexander Khinshtein According to him, the attackers fled. Renault car, which was discovered by police in the area of the city. Bryanskabout 340 kilometers southwest of Moscow on Friday evening and disobeyed instructions to stop.
According to him, two were arrested after car chase and the other two disappeared into the forest. It follows from the FSB statement that they were subsequently also detained.
Khinshtein said that they found in the car GunA assault rifle magazine And Tajikistan passportsa Central Asian state with a Muslim majority that was part of the Soviet Union.
Interrogation of a suspect
On the other hand, the editor of Russian state television Margarita Simonyan published video of one of the suspectsbearded young man being questioned on the side of the road.
In the interrogation video, the suspect answers a series of questions in heavily accented Russian. Said arrived from Turkey on March 4th. and received instructions from unknown persons through Telegram implement attack in exchange for money.
Throughout the interrogation, the man was shaking. He was initially seen lying face down with his hands tied behind his back and his chin resting on the boot of a man in camouflage uniform. They later pick him up and force him to his knees.
Another man with cuts and bruises on his face was interrogated by an interpreter sitting on a bench with his hands and feet tied.
Russia has yet to publicly provide evidence of any Ukrainian involvement in the attack.
Putin, re-elected last Sunday to a new six-year term, has repeatedly told Russians that several powers, including Western countries, are seeking wreak havoc inside Russia.
Meanwhile, long queues formed in Moscow on Saturday. donate blood. According to health authorities, more than 120 people were injured.
(according to information from Reuters And EFE)