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Moscow concert hall attack: Two suspects reportedly appeal pre-trial detention

Moscow concert hall attack: Two suspects reportedly appeal pre-trial detention

Moscow concert attack

Two suspects, Aminchon Islomov and his father Isroil Islomov who weredetained over suspected involvement in the Moscow concert hall attack last week, have appealed for pre-trial detention, Russian state news agency RIA reported on Thursday (March 28).

The Islomov family - brothers Amirchon and Dilovar and their father Isroil, a native of Tajikistan, are alleged of aiding the four Tajik nationals accused of attacking the Crocus City Hall venue, that killedat least 143 people.

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Russia on Sunday (Mar 24) charged four suspects with acts of terrorism in connection to the tragic attack at a concert hall outside Moscow, which on Friday night (Mar 22) killed 137 people.

About the suspects

As per a Reuters report citing Moscow Basmanny district courts' official Telegram channel, the suspects have been named as Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Saidakrami Rachabalizoda, Shamsidin Fariduni, and Muhammadsobir Fayzov.

The men, whom the Russian media identified as being citizens of the ex-Soviet republic of Tajikistan living in the country, would be remanded in pre-trial custody until May 22.

Reportedly, three of the four had pleaded guilty to all charges. One of them, as per Reuters, said he was promised half a million roubles (a little over $5,000) to carry out the attack.

Deadliest attack

On Friday, just before Soviet-era rock group Picnic was to perform its hit "Afraid of Nothing" four armed men burst into Crocus City Hall, a 6,200-seat concert hall outside Moscow, unleashing a barrage of gunfire with their automatic weapons in short bursts. The attackers killed 137 people, including three children, while another 182 were injured.

This attack was the deadliest attack inside Russia for two decades. Previously, in 2004, a siege at Beslan school had claimed 300 lives — more than half of them were children.

(With inputs from agencies)

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