Putin tells Russians Ukraine linked to attack on Moscow concert hall without evidence |
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Vladimir Putin said Russia had arrested all four gunmen responsible for the shooting that killed 133 people at a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow, claiming that the perpetrators of one of the worst terror attacks in the country’s history planned to flee to Ukraine.
Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Putin, in his first public comments on the event that shocked the nation, made no mention of Islamic State’s claim to have carried out the attack. Instead, Putin suggested without evidence that Ukraine may have been involved in Friday’s attack, saying that 'the Ukrainian side' had 'prepared a window' for the terrorists to cross the border from Russia into Ukraine before they were apprehended. 'They tried to hide and move towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border,' Putin said in a televised address on Saturday. But his comments came short of directly blaming Ukraine for the attack, saying that those responsible would be punished, 'whoever they may be, whoever may have sent them'. The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #Putin #Russia #MoscowAttack #Moscow |