Russia's FSB chief says U.S., Britain, Ukraine behind Moscow attack: TASS news agency

Director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, attends a meeting of the collegium of the Prosecutor General's office in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2024. Sputnik/Valery Sharifulin/Pool via REUTERS

MOSCOW - The director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, said on Tuesday that the United States, Britain and Ukraine were behind the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at least 139 people on Friday, state news agency TASS reported.

Ukraine has denied Russian accusations of involvement in the attack, for which the Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility. Western countries have said their intelligence indicates that ISIS-K, Islamic State's Afghan offshoot, was responsible. REUTERS

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