US EditionRussia jails for life Islamic State-linked Tajiks over concert hall attack that killed 149
Fifteen people, including four Tajik gunmen, were sentenced to life for the 2024 Crocus City Hall attack that killed 149 and wounded over 600, Russia's military court ruled.
- On Thursday, March 12, 2026, a Russian military court sentenced 19 individuals for the 2024 Crocus City Hall attack, imposing life terms on 15 defendants including four gunmen from Tajikistan for the massacre that killed 149 people.
- The March 22, 2024, assault, claimed by the Afghan affiliate of the Islamic State , killed 149 people and wounded over 600; Russian officials allege Ukrainian involvement in the planning without providing evidence.
- Defendants appeared in court with signs of severe beatings, raising concerns about trial fairness. Two convicted accomplices requested to fight in Ukraine instead of serving life sentences.
- Families of victims attended the verdict; some expressed satisfaction with the convictions. A representative reported that one survivor recently committed suicide, struggling with severe mental health issues since the attack.
- Tougher anti-migrant laws and rhetoric followed the tragedy, straining relations with Central Asian governments. Moscow continues to recruit prisoners for its military campaign, offering sentence buy-outs to those surviving combat.
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Russia Jails 19 Over Moscow Concert Hall Attack
How does a country respond to one of the deadliest terror attacks in its recent history? In Russia, the answer has now come in the form of harsh prison sentences.A military court has jailed 19 people for their roles in the devastating 2024 attack at the Crocus City Concert Hall near Moscow. The assault left 149 people dead and more than 500 injured, making it the worst mass shooting in the country in two decades.The attack unfolded on 22 March 2…
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According to the investigation, all members belonged to the Islamic State of Khorasan, while voices in the Duma called for the restoration of the death penalty
The terrorists and their supposed complicators are supposed to be behind bars for two decades or their entire rest of their lives. The trial had been under the impression of revenge from the beginning.
More than 140 people died in the attack on Crocus City Hall. A court in Moscow is now condemning the four main perpetrators to life imprisonment. Also 15 defendants classified as assistants receive severe penalties.
By March 2024, 150 people had lost their lives in this concert hall because of four assailants from Tajikistan.
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