THE ESSENTIAL
- Gabriel Attal announced on Sunday afternoon that he would “raise” the Vigipirate plan in France to its highest “emergency strike” level, following the attack on Moscow. Read the article
- In Russia, the four alleged attackers behind the attack on Crocus City Hall have been detained for two months. Read the article
- Three of them pleaded guilty. Read the article
- Ukraine strongly denies any involvement in this attack, the deadliest in Russia since the early 2000s. Read the report
Three of the four alleged attackers pleaded guilty.
Last night in a Moscow court, three of the four suspected attackers in pre-trial detention pleaded guilty, according to Russian news agencies.
According to images taken at Moscow’s Basmanny court, the suspects were taken one after another to the glass cage reserved for the accused. One of them arrived in a wheelchair, with his eyes closed and accompanied by doctors.
US says ‘no Ukrainian involvement’ in attack
The US government has said there was “no Ukrainian involvement” in the massacre at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, after Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned a link to Ukraine.
“There is no evidence” that Ukraine is involved in the massacre that left at least 137 dead and “IS (Islamic State jihadist group) is responsible,” US Vice President Kamala Harris replied yesterday during a television interview.
“The Islamic State (IS) bears full responsibility for this attack. There was no Ukrainian involvement,” Adrienne Watson, spokesperson for the US National Security Council, added in a statement.
Vladimir Putin lit a candle in tribute to the victims of the attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin lit a candle yesterday in tribute to the victims of the March 22 attack in Moscow. The church he visited is located within his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo, west of Moscow.
The four alleged attackers placed in preventive detention
The four suspected attackers behind the attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow, which left 137 dead, were remanded in custody for two months by a court in the Russian capital on Sunday.
The four men are charged with “terrorism” and face life in prison, Moscow’s Basmanny court said in a statement. His preventive detention, set until May 22, may be extended pending his trial, whose date has not yet been set.
Meeting on the Vigipirate plan this morning
“The Prime Minister asked the Secretary General of Defense and National Security, under his authority, to convene [lundi] First thing in the morning, a meeting that will bring together all security services affected by the increase in the level of Vigipirate,” Matignon’s BFMTV learned.
The government raises the level of Vigipirata to “emergency attack” after the attack in Moscow
Hello everyone and good morning. Welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to following current events, three days after the attack on a Moscow concert hall that left at least 137 dead.
Yesterday, Gabriel Attal announced “elevating” the Vigipirate plan in France to its highest level, “emergency attack.”
“Responsibility for the Moscow attack comes from the Islamic State in Khorasan. However, this organization threatens France and has been involved in several recently foiled attack plans in several European countries, including Germany and France,” Matignon said.
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