Vladimir Putin admits concert attackers were ‘radical Islamists’

Vladimir Putin admits concert attackers were ‘radical Islamists’

The Russian leader then said it was necessary to find out “why the terrorists after committing their crime tried to flee to Ukraine and who was waiting for them there”.

  • byDasha Litvinova

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Terror attack suspects face Russian court with severe injuries

Terror attack suspects face Russian court with severe injuries

Russia has charged four men it accuses of gunning down scores of people in the country’s deadliest attack in decades.

Thought Islamic State had been destroyed? Think again

Thought Islamic State had been destroyed? Think again

Islamic State blazed its way back into world attention over the weekend after claiming responsibility for the horrific attack on a concert hall in Moscow.

  • byRodger Shanahan
Putin vows to punish those behind Moscow concert hall terrorist attack

Putin vows to punish those behind Moscow concert hall terrorist attack

Four men have been arrested for the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that has killed more than 130 people.

ISIS-K claim of Moscow attack is credible,analysts say. Here’s who they are and why

ISIS-K claim of Moscow attack is credible,analysts say. Here’s who they are and why

The attack in a Moscow concert hall had many hallmarks of an attack by Islamist militants,but one unusual aspect has intrigued security analysts.

  • byMark Trevelyan
Suspects arrested,death toll soars to 133 in Moscow concert hall attack

Suspects arrested,death toll soars to 133 in Moscow concert hall attack

US agencies confirmed the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan branch was responsible for the attack,which was described by Russian president Vladimir Putin as “a bloody,barbaric terrorist act”.

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ISIS group claiming Moscow attack ‘fixated on Russia’

ISIS group claiming Moscow attack ‘fixated on Russia’

This week a US general warned ISIS-K “retains the capability and the will to attack US and Western interests abroad in as little as six months with little to no warning.”

  • byEric Schmitt
United States warns of ‘imminent’ terrorist attack in Moscow

United States warns of ‘imminent’ terrorist attack in Moscow

The US embassy in Moscow said people should avoid concerts and crowds and be aware of their surroundings.

  • byGuy Faulconbridge
Canadian white nationalist who drove ute into Muslim family gets life

Canadian white nationalist who drove ute into Muslim family gets life

A judge ruled the actions of Nathaniel Veltman were a “textbook example of terrorist motive and intent”.

Pakistan shuts phone network on election day after bombings kill dozens

Pakistan shuts phone network on election day after bombings kill dozens

The move comes less than 24 hours after two bomb blasts targeted the offices of different political leaders in north-west Balochistan province.

  • byIsmail Dilawar,Betsy Joles andKamran Haider
Crimes of fashion:Conwoman’s designer wardrobe to be sold off

Crimes of fashion:Conwoman’s designer wardrobe to be sold off

Melissa Caddick’s collection of high-end clothes,shoes and bags by Gucci,Chanel,Alexander McQueen and others goes under the hammer this week.

  • byNoel Towell andKishor Napier-Raman