A suburban Moscow music hall where gunmen opened fire on concertgoers was left in black, smoky ruins on Saturday as the death toll from the attack passed 130 and Russian authorities said four suspects were arrested. President Vladimir Putin claimed he was caught fleeing Ukraine.
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Kyiv strongly denied any involvement in Friday's attack on the Crooks City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, and an Afghan affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility.
Putin did not mention IS in his address to the nation, and Kyiv has accused him and other Russian politicians of stoking enthusiasm for Russia's war in Ukraine, which recently entered its third year. For falsely linking Ukraine to this attack.
US intelligence officials have confirmed the claim of being affiliated with IS.
"ISIS is solely responsible for this attack. There was no involvement by Ukraine," National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said in a statement.
