ISIS Says 4 Fighters Carried Out Moscow Attack That Killed 133 People

The Islamic State (IS) group claimed that four of its members executed an attack in a Moscow suburb, targeting a concert hall and resulting in at least 133 deaths, as announced on Saturday.

Equipped with machine guns, a pistol, knives, and firebombs, these IS militants aimed at causing high casualties among what they referred to as "dozens of Christians" to advance their "raging war" against nations opposing Islam.

Despite their prior claim of responsibility and assertion that the assailants had safely returned, the Kremlin confirmed the arrest of 11 individuals, including four implicated in the attack, without directly addressing IS's statements.

Russian accusations linking the attackers with Ukraine were dismissed by Kyiv as "absurd". The context of this incident ties into Russia's ongoing conflict with IS in Syria and the group's activities within Russia's predominantly Muslim regions.

This incident marks a significant escalation, representing one of the gravest attacks claimed by IS in Russia.