The number of victims of the shooting in a shopping center near Moscow has risen to 150. The alleged shooters have been detained, but the Tajik Interior Ministry has denied the charges. This was reported by UNN with reference to the Russian media.
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According to Russian media, 150 people were killed in the shooting at the Crocus City Hall shopping center. It is noted that the figure is not final. It is also noted that the FSB has detained the alleged shooters.
The shooters themselves claimed that they were paid 500 thousand rubles each.
At the same time, law enforcement officers had previously identified four of the six shooters as allegedly Tajik citizens. However, the Tajik Interior Ministry emphasized that two of the people in the media's description are in the republic. Another one lives in Samara.
"The media of the Russian Federation reported that the Department of Internal Affairs of the Bryansk region has put the citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan on the official wanted list in connection with the terrorist attack committed on March 22, 2024 in Moscow on suspicion of committing particularly serious crimes: Islamov Rivojiddin and Nasriddinov Mahmadrasul, but this report has no real basis," the statement said.
It is noted that they arrived from Russia to Tajikistan on November 26, 2023 and did not leave the country.
The third alleged suspect works as a taxi driver in Samara, who was at home at the time of the incident in the shopping center.
Recall
Earlier, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported that the number of victims of the shooting at the shopping center near Moscow had risen to 93, and 11 suspects, including 4 shooters, had been detained.