The United States warned Russia in March against a terrorist attack that could target “large gatherings” in Moscow, the White House said on Friday, March 22, just hours after the attack that left more than 60 dead at a concert hall nearby. From the capital.
“Earlier this month, the US government had information about a planned terrorist attack in Moscow, potentially targeting large gatherings, including concerts, and Washington shared this information with Russian authorities,” said Adrienne Watson, spokeswoman for the Security Council. United States National Security.
According to Adrienne Watson, President Joe Biden’s administration has implemented a long-standing “duty to warn” policy, under which the United States notifies target countries when it receives intelligence about specific threats of kidnapping or assassination.
The US embassy in Russia, for its part, warned its citizens two weeks ago that it was “closely monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to attack large gatherings in Moscow, including concerts.”
Source: BFM TV
