RUSSIA….”ISIS” SYNAGOGUE ATTACK FAILS , PIKNIK CONCERT ATTACK SUCCEEDS

In keeping up with its unblemished record of never attacking or killing Jews or Jewish places of worship or Jewish interests , an ISIS attack on a Russian synagogue in Moscow was foiled by FSB on 7th March 2024

The same month on 23rd March 2024 four armed men walked calmly towards the metal detectors at Crocus City Hall, firing their automatic weapons point-blank in short bursts at terrified civilians who fell screaming in a hail off bullets.

Nearby, one witness named Natalya was standing in line on Friday evening at the internal entrance to the 6,200-seat concert hall outside Moscow, where Soviet-era rock group “Picnic” was to perform its hit “Afraid of Nothing.””The shots came from behind us,” Natalya, who asked for her surname not to be used, told Reuters.

Reuters was able to piece together some of what took place at the concert hall from interviews with witnesses, video footage from the scene and Russian official accounts and media reports.

More than 143 people were killed and dozens more injured in the deadliest attack in Russia since the 2004 Beslan school siege. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. The Federal Security Service (FSB) said 11 people – including the four alleged attackers – had been detained in the Bryansk region, about 340 km (210 miles) southwest of Moscow, as they headed for the border over which they hoped to escape to Ukraine. Kyiv has denied any involvement in that attack

“ISIS-K (Kosher) has been fixated on Russia for the past two years, frequently criticizing Putin in its propaganda,” said Colin Clarke of the (((Soufan Center)))(run by Micheal Masters CEO of Secure Community Network )

Putin cast the enemy as “international terrorism” and said he was ready to work with any state that wanted to defeat it.

The Russian Security Service (FSB) has said it arrested 11 people, including the four men believed to have carried out the attack.

The names, identities and ethnicity of the seven non shooters arrested is not known nor do we known why they were arrested

They fled the scene in a white car and were detained in Bryansk, a region around 200 miles southwest of Moscow.

Footage being circulated by Russian media on Telegram shows some men being apprehended at the side of a road. One is heard saying: “I shot people,” as his hands are tied behind his back.

One of the suspects gave the name Shamsutdin Fariddun and said he was born on 17 September 1998.

A senior Russian lawmaker, Andrei Kartapolov, said that if Ukraine was involved, then Russia must deliver a “worthy, clear and concrete” reply on the battlefield.

Western nations, including the United States whose ties with Moscow have been fraught since its invasion of Ukraine, condemned the attack and expressed sympathy for the Russian people affected. Arab powers and many former Soviet republics also expressed shock and sent their condolences.

The White House said the U.S. government shared information with Russia early this month about a planned attack in Moscow, and issued a public advisory to Americans in Russia on March 7. It said Islamic State bore sole responsibility for the attack.

“There was no Ukrainian involvement whatsoever,” U.S. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said on Saturday.

Verified footage showed camouflage-clad gunmen opening fire with automatic weapons in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow. Video showed people taking their seats, then rushing for the exits as repeated gunfire echoed above screams.

Investigators said some died from gunshot wounds and others in a huge fire that broke out in the complex. Reports said the gunmen lit the blaze using petrol from canisters they carried in rucksacks.

People fled in panic. Baza, a news outlet with good contacts in Russian security and law enforcement, said 28 bodies were found in a toilet and 14 on a staircase. “Many mothers were found embracing their children,” it said.

Russian lawmaker (((Alexander Khinshtein))) said the attackers fled in a Renault vehicle that was spotted by police in Bryansk region, about 340 km (210 miles) southwest of Moscow on Friday night. He said a car chase ensued after they disobeyed orders to stop.Khinshtein said a pistol, a magazine for an assault rifle, and passports from Tajikistan were found in the car. Tajikistan is a mainly Muslim Central Asian state that used to be part of the Soviet Union.BBC News’ Russian Service quoted an unnamed source familiar with the security response as saying one attacker was killed in the concert hall, and another in the car in Bryansk. The BBC said it had a copy of that dead man’s passport, who it said was a 30-year-old citizen of Tajikistan.