Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack Friday that killed more than 130 people appeared before a Moscow court showing signs of severe beatings.
All four were charged with terrorism. One appeared to be barely conscious during Sunday’s hearing.
The men are from the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan, which borders Afghanistan.
The massacre happened in an auditorium on the outskirts of Moscow as a crowd gathered for a sold-out rock concert. People in their seats heard what sounded like fireworks. At least four men with automatic weapons had begun firing repeatedly into the crowd. Then they set the concert hall on fire.
ISIS-K – the terror group’s affiliate in Afghanistan – was quick to claim responsibility for the attack. The same group is also responsible for the killing of 13 U.S. service members during the botched pullout from Afghanistan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims the men were headed to Ukraine where persons there were preparing to let them cross the border, but Vice President Kamala Harris told ABC that’s not true.
“There is no whatsoever any evidence and in fact what we know to be the case is that ISIS-K is actually, by all accounts, responsible for
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