Putin says gunmen who raided Moscow concert hall tried to escape to Ukraine. Kyiv denies involvement
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says authorities arrested four men suspected of carrying out the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people and believe they were fleeing to Ukraine. Putin said during an address to the nation Saturday that the four were among 11 people who have been detained in Friday's attack on the Crocus City Hall mall and music hall. Kyiv has strongly denied any involvement in the attack, which the Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan claimed responsibility for in a statement posted on social media. A U.S. official told The Associated Press that U.S. intelligence officials confirmed the claim by IS’s Afghanistan affiliate that it was responsible for the attack.
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