According to Russia's Sputnik news agency, one of the suspects who carried out the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall theater in the Russian capital Moscow on the evening of March 22 confessed to being hired to kill people.
Authorities are deployed at the scene of a terrorist attack on the "Crocus City Hall" shopping center in Moscow, Russia on the evening of March 22, 3. Photo: AA/TTXVN
The arrested suspect mentioned above said he carried out the attack at Crocus City Hall after talking with "the missionary's assistant". The suspect declared that for money he opened fire on the crowd to kill people.
According to the subject, a month ago, he contacted via Telegram and was provided with weapons. The subject confessed that the operator assigned him the task of killing everyone in the auditorium and was promised a payment of 1 million rubles (nearly 11.000 USD).
The terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall in the Crocus City shopping and performing arts center located on the MKAD ring road between the capital Moscow and Moscow province, caused hundreds of casualties.