(Dan Tri) – US Vice President Kamala Harris affirmed that there is no evidence that Ukraine was involved in the terrorist attack in Moscow.
Rescuers clean up inside the Crocus City Hall theater after the terrorist attack (Photo: Reuters).
`There is no evidence whatsoever (that Ukraine was involved in the attack) and in fact, what we know is that ISIS-K is actually responsible for what happened,` Deputy General
Ms. Harris denied that Ukraine was involved in the terrorist attack in Moscow, saying the United States had no evidence that could confirm Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that the incident was related to Kiev.
The US Vice President said the terrorist attack in Moscow was a tragedy.
`It happened as an act of terrorism and the loss of life is clearly a tragedy. We should all send our condolences to those families,` Ms. Harris added.
Previously, US officials confirmed they received intelligence that the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) acted alone in the attack in Moscow.
`IS is solely responsible for this attack. There is no Ukrainian involvement,` US National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson stated.
According to updated information from the Russian Investigative Committee, the terrorist attack on March 22 at a theater in Moscow left at least 137 people dead.
Investigators said three children were among the dead and a total of 62 bodies have been identified so far.
IS on March 24 released additional videos of the attack in Moscow, after claiming responsibility for the incident.
Videos released by IS’s Amaq news agency show gunmen filming themselves hunting concertgoers through the lobby of the Crocus City Hall theater and shooting at them from close range, killing dozens.
Four suspects believed to be directly involved in the terrorist attack were arrested on March 23 in the Bryansk region, not far from the border with Ukraine.
On March 24, the Russian Investigative Committee released a video showing suspects being led blindfolded into a headquarters in Moscow.
Russia suspects Ukraine is involved in the attack.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine has opened the way for terrorists to cross the border from Russia into Ukraine.
President Putin announced that all four suspects directly involved in the attack were arrested while trying to flee to Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Kiev denied any connection to the attack, and accused Moscow of looking for an excuse to escalate the conflict.
Spokesperson of the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Agency Andrii Yusov rejected the information provided by Russia, affirming that Ukraine was `not involved` in the attack in Russia.
