Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the attack on a concert hall outside Moscow, for which the Islamic State group claimed responsibility, was carried out by “radical Islamists” who he said were trying to escape to Ukraine, AFP reported.

“It is important to answer the question, why did terrorists try to get to Ukraine after committing a crime? Who was waiting for them there?” said the President of the Russian Federation at a government meeting, while Kyiv denied involvement in the attack.

Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the attack on a concert hall outside Moscow, for which the Islamic State group claimed responsibility, was carried out by “radical Islamists” who he said were trying to escape to Ukraine, AFP reported.

The Investigative Committee of Russia on Monday requested the preventive arrest for two months in the case of three more people, in addition to the four directly involved in the brutal attack committed on Friday evening in the Crocus City Hall concert hall near Moscow, which killed at least 137 people. and 182 wounded, of which 97 are still in hospital, the court of the Russian capital announced, AFP and EFE agencies report.

It is about a father with two sons, Russian media reports.

“We have received three more cases against the defendants Islomov Aminchon Isroilovich, Islomov Dilovar Isrolovich and Islomov Isroil Ibrahimovych,” the court spokesman announced.

As the “Mediazona” channel in Telegram reports, one of them was the owner of the car in which the attackers fled from the scene of the attack a few days ago, writes Agerpres.

Arrest and torture

On Friday evening, four armed terrorists opened fire on the participants of a rock concert in the Crocus City Hall concert hall, 20 kilometers from the center of Moscow. The attackers managed to escape but were eventually apprehended along with seven other suspects. The Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack in several reports.

In an address to the nation on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin made no mention of the terrorist group, saying instead that four suspects were caught trying to flee to the border with Ukraine, which denies any involvement in the attack.

The four suspects, all citizens of Tajikistan, were presented to a Russian court and received preventive arrest for two months.

Several photos and videos appeared on Russian Telegram channels, showing two of the four men, Shamsidin Faridouni and Saidakrami Rachebalizoda, being tortured by security forces during interrogation.