Putin vows to punish those behind Moscow concert massacre; Kremlin says 4 suspected gunmen arrested

Russia's FSB security service said the gunmen had contacts in Ukraine and were captured near the border, without publicly presenting any proof of a link with Ukraine.

Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman Andriy Yusov told Reuters:"Ukraine was of course not involved in this terror attack. Ukraine is defending its sovereignty from Russian invaders, liberating its own territory and is fighting with the occupiers’ army and military targets, not civilians." "All the perpetrators, organisers and those who ordered this crime will be justly and inevitably punished. Whoever they are, whoever is guiding them," Putin said."We will identify and punish everyone who stands behind the terrorists, who prepared this atrocity, this strike against Russia, against our people."

Verified footage from Friday's attack showed camouflage-clad gunmen opening fire with automatic weapons at concert-goers in the Crocus City Hall near the capital. Video showed people taking their seats, then rushing for the exits as repeated gunfire echoed above screams. Russian lawmaker Alexander Khinshtein said the attackers had fled in a Renault vehicle that was spotted by police in Bryansk region, about 340km southwest of Moscow on Friday night. He said a car chase ensued after they disobeyed orders to stop.

The Kremlin said Putin had held conversations with the leaders of Belarus, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan in which all sides affirmed their willingness to work together to fight terrorism.

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