Russian officials are saying it's 'extremely hard to believe' that the Islamic State would have had the capacity to launch an attack on a Moscow concert hall last Friday that killed at least 143 people.
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that the Moscow concert attacks were to Ukraine's benefit and that Kyiv may have played a role. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that it was "extremely hard to believe" that Islamic State would have had the capacity to launch an attack on a Moscow concert hall last Friday that killed at least 143 people.
But Zakharova said the West had rushed to pin responsibility on Islamic State, also known as ISIS, as a way of deflecting blame from Ukraine and the Western governments that support Kyiv. On Tuesday, however, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said the gunmen had initially sought to cross into his country before turning away and heading towards Ukraine once they realized that crossings into Belarus had been sealed.
Budanov, whose comments were reported in Ukrainian media, said authorities chose to say nothing either because they underestimated the scale of the attack, or to pin the blame on Ukraine and proceed with the dismissal of officials. With the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris on the horizon, Canada's athletes are asking for a $6.3-million raise to the Athletes Assistance Program, which is informally known as “carding” money, in the federal government's April 16 budget.Officers say 48 vehicles with a combined value of just under $4 million were recently seized as part of a Toronto police investigation focused on the trafficking, shipping, and re-vinning of stolen vehicles.Ontario woman shocked when U.S.
B.C.'s police watchdog is investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a man's body on Vancouver Island this week – one day after RCMP officers were asked to search for him at the same location.New video footage obtained by CP24 shows the attempted theft of a vehicle in a North York driveway earlier this month that was ultimately interrupted by police.
A blind Saskatoon man is speaking out about a lack of accessibility services offered to him and a group of blind curlers by West Jet while at the Saskatoon airport.North Bay restaurant rallying community support for fire victims
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Islamic State claims responsibility for concert hall attack near MoscowAt least 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured when five gunmen dressed in camouflage opened fire with automatic weapons at people at a concert in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow.
Read more »
Gunmen kill 40 in attack at concert near Moscow, Islamic State claims responsibilityAt least 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured when five gunmen dressed in camouflage opened fire with automatic weapons at people at a concert in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow.
Read more »
Islamic State Attack In Moscow, Dozens Dead at Concert HallIslamic State Khorasan has claimed responsibility for attack at Crocus City Hall concert venue.
Read more »
More than 60 killed in concert attack near Moscow, Islamic State claims responsibilityMore than 60 people were killed and 145 wounded on Friday when camouflage-clad gunmen fired with automatic weapons on concertgoers near Moscow in one of the deadliest attacks on Russia in decades.
Read more »
Moscow Bloodshed Brings Islamic State Back Into Global FocusWestern publics may have assumed that Islamic State was yesterday’s problem after the US and its allies smashed the group’s attempt to establish a caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria. Now, the violently Islamist organization looks to be mutating into a pernicious new threat.
Read more »
Russia concert hall shooting: 40 dead; Islamic State claims responsibilitySeveral assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing at least 40 people, injuring more than 100 and setting fire to the venue in a brazen attack just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide.
Read more »