Russia persists in blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite its denial and Islamic State’s claim
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Russia persists in blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite its denial and Islamic State’s claim
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Russian officials persisted Tuesday in saying Ukraine and the West had a role in last week’s deadly Moscow concert hall attack despite vehement denials of involvement by Kyiv and a claim of responsibility by an affiliate of the Islamic State group.
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Alexander Bortnikov, head of the FSB said that the US warning was "of a general nature.”
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He added that the FSB acted on the tip, targeting a group of suspects he didn’t identify but which eventually proved false. “We are thankful, of course, but we would like to see more specifics,” Bortnikov said.
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Bortnikov said Russia was thankful for the warning but described it as very general. “The information about preparations for terror attacks in large gatherings of people was of a general nature,” he said. “Of course, we reacted to that information and took corresponding measures to prevent such incidents.”
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