Russians urge punishment for those who carried out concert attack
Russian officials urge harsh punishment for those who carried out deadly concert attack.
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00:00 Three more suspects were placed under arrest in Russia for the deadly terror attack in
00:09 Moscow Concert Hall, which at the latest count left at least 137 dead.
00:17 Four suspects were charged earlier, appearing Sunday in court with visible signs of abuse
00:22 or torture.
00:23 Only two of them admitted guilt, although it wasn`t clear if it was under duress.
00:29 We call on the Russian authorities not to use the terrorist attack in Moscow as a pretext,
00:38 as a motivation to increase the illegal aggression against Ukraine, and also not to use it as
00:47 a pretext for increasing the internal repression against the regime`s critics in Russia.
00:55 French President Emmanuel Macron said all signs indicate that the Islamic State carried
01:00 out the attack.
01:02 It would be cynical and counterproductive for Russia to blame Ukraine, he said.
01:07 Italy`s interior ministry is increasing security ahead of Easter following the terror attack
01:12 in Moscow.
01:14 The National Security Council said both surveillance and checks will be increased.
01:20 Members of the U.N. Security Council took a moment of silence on Monday to honor the
01:24 victims of the Russia Concert Hall attack.
01:27 Meanwhile, Russia`s foreign ministry spokesperson called into question assertions by the U.S.
01:33 that the Islamic State was behind the attack.
01:37 The two 14-year-old schoolboys who helped evacuate people from Russia`s Krakow City
01:42 Hall received awards from Russia`s children Ombudswoman.
01:46 Thank you.
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