Tajikistan refutes claims of citizens' involvement in Moscow attack

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan issued an official statement denying reports that had appeared in the Russian media regarding the participation of Tajik citizens in the attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue.

Russian media leaked the names of Tajik citizens who were allegedly behind the Friday terrorist attack.

The Baza channel on Telegram reported that the men were detained near the Belarus and Ukraine border as they were travelling in a car with Russian licence plates.

The media reported that the identity of four out of the six potential terrorists, who were believed to be citizens of Tajikistan, were identified. They were registered in the Yaroslavl, Ivanovo, and Samara regions.

Despite suspicions cast on Tajikistan, representatives of the country stated they would not respond to the matter unless they received official confirmation from Russia about their citizens' participation in the attack on Crocus City Hall.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan began correcting misinformation that had been coming from the Russian media. Representatives of the country noted that two of their citizens, who were accused of involvement in the massacre, returned to Tajikistan in November 2023 and have since been residing in their place of residence in the Djalaluddin Balhi district in the Khatlon region.

Meanwhile, the third suspect, alleged to be a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan and simultaneously responsible for the Friday terrorist attack, remains in the Russian city of Samara. He works as a taxi driver and, as confirmed, was also in Samara at the time of the attack.

The number of injured victims of the attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue has risen to 154. Currently, 107 people are in the hospital. Another 44 require outpatient care. Three individuals have already been discharged from the hospital.

The latest data indicates that 133 people died in the terrorist attack near Moscow.