FSB reports 11 suspects detained over terrorist attack
Four of those arrested were directly involved in the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall, RIA-Novosti has reported, citing the Kremlin.
Eleven people have been detained over the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue outside Moscow, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has said in a statement.
The arrested suspects include
“four terrorists who were directly involved,” the statement read. Investigative work to track down other accomplices are ongoing, it added.
Following the bloodbath at the popular concert venue,
“the perpetrators tried to escape by car, fleeing towards the Russian-Ukrainian border,” the FSB said on Saturday.
“The criminals intended to cross the Russia-Ukraine border and had relevant contacts on the Ukrainian side,” it added.
According to the agency,
“all four terrorists” were arrested in Russia’s Bryansk Region within several hours as a result of well-coordinated actions by the security services and the police. The detainees are now being transferred to Moscow, it added.
FSB reports 11 suspects detained over terrorist attack — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union