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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaMoscow attack: Russian court charges four men with act of terrorismPublished12 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersBy Graeme BakerBBC NewsRussia has charged four men it says attacked a Moscow concert hall and killed at least 137 people.Three were marched blindfolded into a Moscow court while the fourth was in a wheelchair. All were charged with committing an act of terrorism.The Islamic State group, or IS, said it carried out Friday’s outrage at Crocus City Hall, and posted video. Russian officials have claimed, without evidence, Ukrainian involvement. Kyiv says the claim is “absurd”.Image source, ReutersImage caption, Two of the men named as suspects in the Moscow attack: Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev (left) and Saidakrami Murodali RachabalizodaThey were named as Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, Shamsidin Fariduni and Muhammadsobir Fayzov.Video showed three of them being marched blindfolded by masked police into Basmanny district court in the Russian capital. All appeared injured. Mirzoyev and Rachabalizoda’s eyes were blackened and the latter’s ear was heavily bandaged – reportedly from it being partially severed during his arrest. Fariduni’s face was badly swollen and Fayzov was brought into court in a wheelchair and appeared to have an eye missing, according to the Reuters news agency. A court statement on the Telegram messaging service said Mirzoyev was a citizen of Tajikistan and “admitted his guilt in full”. Rachabalizoda also “admitted guilt”, it said.All four are to be held in pre-trial detention until at least 22 May, the court added.Image source, ReutersImage caption, Shamsidin Fariduni (left) and Muhammadsobir Fayzov pictured in courtThe men were arrested hours after four gunmen on Friday night stormed the Crocus City Hall, on the outskirts of Moscow, and began firing on some of the estimated 6,000 people who were attending a rock concert. The attackers also set fires which engulfed the venue and caused the roof to collapse.Russian authorities said 137 people were killed and more than 100 injured. IS claimed the attack within hours, stating that it was carried out by a branch known as the Islamic State in Khorasan, or IS-K, which is chiefly based in Afghanistan and Central Asia. It later released graphic images of the attackers. US officials have said they have no reason to doubt that claim of responsibility.However no Russian official has acknowledged the claim, instead suggesting – without evidence – that the attackers were being helped by Ukraine and were in the Bryansk region preparing to cross the border at the time of their arrest.Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday rejected the claims, and his military intelligence directorate said it was “absurd” to suggest the men were trying to cross a heavily mined border, teeming with hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers, to reach safety.Related TopicsRussiaMoscowIslamic State groupMore on this storyZelensky hits back after Russia links Ukraine to concert attackPublished10 hours agoTop StoriesRussia charges four men over Moscow concert attackPublished12 minutes agoRosenberg: As Russia mourns, how will Putin react to concert attack?Published40 minutes agoTriple lock for pensions stays if we win election, says HuntPublished9 hours agoFeaturesIs now the time Palestinian politics can start afresh?Did Russia ignore US ‘extremist’ attacks warning?The Brazilian teen who scored winner against EnglandAttributionSportYour pictures on the theme of ‘reflections’‘Having a certificate of loss proves my baby existed’Kate cancer diagnosis rewrites story of past weeksSimon Harris – the man on the brink of Irish history England kits ‘should connect people’From the desert to the icy waters of WalesElsewhere on the BBCWhy do people behave the way they do on social media?Marianna Spring investigates extraordinary cases of online hate to find out…AttributioniPlayerCritically acclaimed and utterly compelling…Masterful, claustrophobic drama starring Sofie Gråbøl as a troubled prison guardAttributioniPlayerFrom triumph to tragedy…After more than 30 years of service, America’s space shuttle took to the skies for the last timeAttributioniPlayerCan new evidence solve aviation’s greatest mystery?Ten years after the Malaysian Airlines flight disappeared, new technology may explain whyAttributioniPlayerMost Read1Russia charges four men over Moscow concert attack2Passenger overboard from cruise ship, firm says3Murder arrest at Heathrow after man hit by car4Boy, 12, charged with attempted murder5Avanti to pay train drivers £600 a shift for overtime6’Most unwanted’ dog finds home after four years7Rosenberg: As Russia mourns, how will Putin react to concert attack?8The man in the iron lung: How Paul Alexander lived life to the full9I ran ‘toughest race’ to inspire women worldwide10Tony Blackburn hangs up his local radio headphones

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