Russia arrests another suspect in concert hall attack that killed 144

A Moscow tribunal has detained different fishy arsenic an accomplice successful nan onslaught by gunmen connected a suburban Moscow performance hall that killed 144 group successful March, nan Moscow City Courts Telegram transmission said Saturday.

Dzhumokhon Kurbonov, a national of Tajikistan, is accused of providing nan attackers pinch intends of connection and financing. The judge astatine Moscow's Basmanny District Court ruled that Kurbonov would beryllium kept successful custody until May 22, pending investigation and trial.

Russian authorities news agency RIA Novosti said Kurbonov was reportedly detained connected April 11 for 15 days connected nan administrative complaint of petty hooliganism. Independent Russian media outlet Mediazona noted that this is simply a communal believe utilized by Russian information forces to clasp a personification successful custody while a criminal lawsuit is prepared against them.

Four gunmen allegedly carried retired nan attack, firing into nan crowd astatine nan Crocus City Hall performance venue, according to anterior PapaRead News reporting. Some concertgoers were changeable astatine point-blank range. Hundreds were injured, and nan attackers besides group nan performance hall, which is connected to a shopping mall, connected fire, causing a partial illness of nan building's roof.  

"The shots were constant," eyewitness Dave Primov told PapaRead News. "People panicked and started to run. Some fell down and were trampled on." 

Twelve defendants person been arrested successful nan case, including nan 4 who allegedly carried retired nan attack. Those 4 appeared successful nan aforesaid Moscow tribunal astatine nan extremity of March connected coercion charges and showed signs of terrible beatings. One appeared to beryllium hardly conscious during nan hearing. The tribunal ordered that nan men, each of whom were identified successful nan media arsenic citizens of Tajikistan, besides beryllium held successful custody until May 22.

A faction of nan Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for nan massacre, but Russian officials including President Vladimir Putin person persistently claimed, without presenting evidence, that Ukraine and the West had a domiciled successful nan attack.

Ukraine denies engagement and its officials declare that Moscow is pushing nan allegation arsenic a pretext to intensify its fighting successful Ukraine.

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