Three of the defendants in the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack case near Moscow were planning another attack in the Dagestan city of Kaspiysk, TASS reported, citing case materials.
It is noted that the three individuals are accused of supplying weapons to the perpetrators of the terrorist attack.
Photo: Sergey Bulkin/ TASS
“From November 2023 to March 16, 2024, [the defendants] illegally purchased, transported and stored at least two Kalashnikov assault rifles, a Makarov pistol and ammunition for them,” the documents state. After the events in the concert hall (March 24-27, 2024), they made homemade explosives and planned to carry out a terrorist attack on the coast of the city of Kaspiysk.
According to TASS, the three defendants were detained on March 31 during a special operation in various regions of Dagestan. They are currently being held in custody in Moscow.
There are a total of 27 defendants in the Crocus bombing case, said the head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin. The investigation was completed in early February.
On March 22, 2024, four armed men burst into the concert hall, opened fire on the audience, and set the building on fire. More than 140 people were killed and more than 550 were injured. The Crocus building burned down completely. According to the investigation, the perpetrators of the terrorist attack were four citizens of Tajikistan: Muhammadsobir Fayzov, Dalerjon Mirzoev, Saidakrom Rajabalizoda, and Shamsidin Fariduni.
The trial in the Crocus bombing is expected to begin in late March.
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