Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed swift retribution for those behind the attack on a concert hall near Moscow on Friday (Mar 22) which has left more than 130 dead. Militant group Islamic State claimed responsibility for the rampage but there were indications that Russia was pursuing a Ukrainian link, despite emphatic denials from Ukrainian officials that Kyiv had anything to do with it.

In a televised address, Putin said 11 people had been detained, including the four gunmen. “They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them on the Ukrainian side to cross the state border,” he said.

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