Pro-Kremlin media downplay Islamist extremists’ involvement in Moscow attack

Name: Pro-Kremlin media downplay Islamist extremists’ involvement in Moscow attack
Uploaded: 2024-03-25 17:00:32Z
Duration: 2 min 17 s
Channel: VOA Moscow Bureau
Description: Observers say Russia’s claim of Ukrainian involvement will help the Kremlin justify a new mobilization of its forces, under pressure after two years of full-scale war

March 25, 2024 1:00 PM

By VOA Moscow Bureau

Pro-Kremlin media downplay Islamist extremists’ involvement in Moscow attack

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Russian pro-government media are ignoring the Islamic State group’s claim of responsibility for the deadly attack last Friday at a Moscow concert hall, instead focusing on unsubstantiated allegations that the mass killing was linked to Ukraine. Elizabeth Cherneff narrates this report from the VOA Moscow bureau.