Moscow:
The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group said on Saturday that four of its operatives carried out an attack on a concert hall in a Moscow suburb that Russian authorities said killed at least 133 people.
“The attack was carried out by four Islamic State fighters armed with machine guns, pistols, knives and incendiary bombs,” the Islamic State said on one of its Telegram channels, adding that the attack was “a natural outcome of the intense war. Background” part of “Countries grappling with Islam.”
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