The clothes of the Crocus shooters in the FSB and IS videos matched

The clothing of the defendants in the Crocus shooting case in the recording published by the FSB coincided with the clothing of the militants in the video from the hall, which was distributed the day before by resources associated with the Islamic State. The posts were analyzed by Important Stories and The Insider .

In particular, the person who introduced himself in the FSB video as Rajab Alizadeh is wearing a sand-colored T-shirt in both recordings. In the group photo from Crocus, which was also distributed by IS, the prints on his T-shirt are blurred.

19-year-old Muhammadsobir Fayzov was detained wearing a green bomber jacket and a green T-shirt. In a video released by ISIS, he says the attack is happening "for God's sake."

The name of another militant is unknown. He did not speak Russian, but told the security forces about a man named Abdullo. According to the detainee, this man bought the militants a Renault Symbol car “for a taxi” and carrying out a terrorist attack. In the recording distributed by the militants, he is wearing the same clothes as during the interrogation - in a long green long sleeve and blue jeans. Project WarGonzo “military correspondent” Semyon Pegov wrote that this is Zalerdan Talir Mirzoev.

Another militant is not on the FSB recording. Journalists suggested that he was killed during his arrest. This is a man in bloody jeans and a swamp long sleeve. “Important Stories” found out that this is a citizen of Tajikistan, Saidarkami Rachabalizoda, born in 1994. Journalists noted that on social networks he published speeches by religious figure Shaikh Muhammad Solehi Purdil, which were recognized as extremist in Tajikistan.

The terrorist attack occurred at Crocus City Hall on March 22 before the concert of the Picnic group. According to the latest data, as a result of the terrorist attack, 133 people were killed and 154 were injured . On March 24, identification of the dead began .

The hall building burned down. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire only on March 23.

The day after the terrorist attack, the FSB published a video of the detention of the militants. The service claimed that the suspects were allegedly planning to cross the Russian-Ukrainian border.

The New York Times, citing sources, wrote that ISIS was responsible for the attack. Moreover, after the incident, Russian pro-government telegram channels claimed that the information about ISIS’s involvement in the terrorist attack was fake. ISIS later called the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall “the most brutal attack in recent years.”

Before the incident at Crocus, Vladimir Putin called Western reports about a possible terrorist attack in Moscow “blackmail.” “All this resembles outright blackmail and the intention to intimidate and destabilize our society,” Putin said on March 19 during an FSB board meeting.

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