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Crocus attackers were studying the possibility of a terrorist attack on Red Square

2025-03-21

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Those who attacked the Crocus City Hall concert hall also studied the possibility of a terrorist attack on Red Square and in a Moscow synagogue. This was reported on March 20 by the lawyer of the accused Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev Oleg Vlasov.

"In addition to Crocus, they were on Red Square, near the synagogue not far from the Chistye Prudy metro station, in MEGA Belaya Dacha, looking around, taking pictures. They were also in Crocus itself in advance, in civilian clothes, studying the situation," RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.

The lawyer also reported that the perpetrators of the terrorist attack admitted to the investigation that they planned to hide in Ukraine. However, he stated that it was unknown whether anyone was waiting for them there.

On Thursday, March 20, the Moscow City Court extended the arrest period until May 22 for Mirzoev and three other defendants.

As reported by Regnum News Agency, on March 22, 2024, terrorists broke into Crocus City Hall, opened fire on visitors and employees of the concert hall and started a fire. As a result of the terrorist attack, 144 people were killed and another 551 were injured. The Investigative Committee opened several criminal cases, including under Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Terrorist attack"). Four direct perpetrators, including Mirzoyev, were detained on March 23.

FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov stated that the Security Service of Ukraine was involved in the terrorist attack at Crocus. He advocated recognizing this agency as a terrorist organization.

In January 2025, the Investigative Committee reported that 27 people had been charged in the case of the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall.

On March 3, the Chairman of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, announced the completion of the investigation. He emphasized that the investigators completed their work in less than a year. The materials were handed over to the accused and their lawyers for review.

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