Russia's RIA Novosti news agency quoted sources as saying that a month before the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall theater, one of the accused terrorists, Shamsidin Fariduni, posted his photo on social networks. Assembly and shows geographical location in Istanbul, Turkey.
Fariduni posted eight photos, one of which was allegedly taken at a mosque. In another photo, Fariduni, wearing a beige jacket, was identified by a security guard at Crocus City Hall when the subject came to inquire about the concert hall a few days before the attack.
Meanwhile, a source in the security forces said that all four terrorists were trained in one of the lairs in Turkey, specifically in Istanbul for about 4 months.
The four suspects who directly carried out the attack are all Tajik citizens, arrested by security forces in Bryansk province (Russia) on March 4. In addition to Shamsidin Fariduni, there were also Dalerjon Mirzoev, Saidakrami Rachabalizoda and Muhammadsobir Fayzov. The court charged four people with terrorism. The maximum penalty for this crime is life imprisonment. After this tragic attack, many Russian officials called for the return of the death penalty.
In another development, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that the country's competent forces had arrested 40 people suspected of belonging to the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization. Terrorist raids were carried out in eight Turkish provinces in recent days.
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