1. Adrienne Watson, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council, confirmed that the United States warned Russia about a potential attack in Moscow.
2. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack.
3. The armed men wore camouflage uniforms.
Moscow, March 23: The United States has warned Russia of the possibility of an attack in Moscow, said Adrienne Watson, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council.
Earlier this month, the United States government had information about a planned terrorist attack in Moscow (which could target large gatherings, including concerts), prompting the State Department to issue a public warning to Americans in Russia.
The US government also shared this information. The Russian authorities had complied with their extended “duty to warn policy” after, said., Sixty-two people were killed and more than 100 injured after gunmen shot and threw grenades at a concert hall in Moscow, the Russian capital.
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack. The United States has intelligence confirming that the Islamic State claims responsibility for the deadly shooting.
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“We gave the Russians adequate warning,” the official said on condition of anonymity, without giving further details. What happened in the Moscow concert hall? A group of men broke into the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Moscow and firedshots into the crowd.
They also detonated explosives. In a brief statement published on telegram by the IS-affiliated Amaq news agency on Friday, the terror group claimed it had attacked a large gathering of Christians in the Russian capital.
The state agency RIA Novosti reported that the attackers opened fire with automatic weapons. They threw a grenade or an incendiary bomber and started a fire. They allegedly fled in a white Renault car.
According to the New York Times, US officials said they had privately briefed Russian officials on intelligence indicating an impending attack. In March, the United States gathered information that the Islamic State of Khorasan, known as ISIS-K, the Afghanistan-based affiliate, was planning an attack on Moscow.
The armed men wore camouflage uniforms.
The Russian rock group Picnic was playing when the attack took place. The musicians were safely evacuated.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow urged Americans in Russia to avoid crowded places because extremists could attack large gatherings in the Russian capital, the statements said. Several other Western embassies also repeated the warning.
