Were "fired on Russia": in the United States named responsible for the terrorist attack in "crocus"

American officials have stated that in addition to a public warning about a possible terrorist attack, they have privately shared with Russian intelligence services, which indicated possible preparation of the attack. US officials have confirmed the media statements that the responsibility for the terrorist act in the Crocus City Hall (City Hall) concert hall in the Moscow region of the Russian Federation is the Islamic State (IDIL). About it writes The New York Times.

It is reported that in March Washington received the intelligence that the branch of the "Islamic State" IDIL-K, based in Afghanistan, is engaged in the preparation of a terrorist attack in Moscow. One of the US officials told reporters that IDIL members were actively operating in Russia. For their part, representatives of the US counter -terrorist service stated that after a relatively long "lull" IDIL tries to strengthen their external attacks, but most of their plans in Europe were torn.

According to the analyst to combat terrorism at Soufan Group Clark, IDIL-K has been "stopped in Russia for the last two years. " He noted that members of the organization were often criticized by Russian President Vladimir Putin. "The IDIL-K accuses the Kremlin of flowing on his hands Muslim blood, referring to Moscow's intervention in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Syria," Clark says.

US officials also stressed that in addition to a public warning about a possible terrorist attack, they privately provided Russian officials to Russian officials, which indicate the preparation of the attack. We will remind, on March 22 in the city of Krasnogorsk of the Moscow region of the Russian Federation shots were fired in the concert hall of Crocus City Hall before the performance of the band "Picnic".

The unknown opened fire from the machines, after which they threw a grenade or incendiary checker, resulting in a large -scale fire. According to Russian media Shot, 70 people were killed in the Crocus terrorist attack, many bodies were found in toilets, feeding rooms and rooms where cleaners kept inventory - people were hiding from shooting and probably suffocated through smoke.