Question 4： Moscow terrorist attack： Who was the attacker？ Why didn’t the American early warning work？

　　On the evening of March 22nd local time, the whole of Russia experienced a sleepless night-

　　A shooting incident occurred in the concert hall of Rokus City in Krasnogorsk, northwest of the capital Moscow.At least 143 people were killed.. After the incident, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that the shooting incident was a "terrorist attack".

100 seconds to restore the shocking moment of the serious terrorist attack in Moscow Concert Hall

　　The scene was ablaze, the AK-47 rifle was simply modified, and the bullets used on the ground could hold more than a dozen magazines and magazine bags with four or five hundred bullets … The video released by the Russian investigation committee made the outside world clearly feel the seriousness of this terrorist attack.

　　This is the first time since the Beslan hostage incident in 2004.The terrorist attack with the largest number of casualties in RussiaThe world is shocked, and the number of casualties may continue to increase. The Russian authorities are investigating intensively.

　　Up to now, there are still many questions to be solved about this terrorist attack, and people are most concerned about four of them.

　　First, who is the attacker?

　　After the attack, Ukraine, the target country of Russia’s "special military action", denied participating in the terrorist attack;The khorasan province branch of the Islamic State (IS) issued a statement through the media platform of the organization, claiming responsibility for the attack.

　　However, the Russian media subsequently reported that,It has not been confirmed that the attack must be related to ISIS-K.

　　According to the data of the Russian anti-terrorism department, by 2019, there have been traces of IS grassroots organizations in more than 20 state-level administrative regions in Russia, including the capital Moscow and distant Siberia. The Russian side even found a financing institution disguised as a charitable organization to raise funds for terrorist activities, involving more than 100 people.

　　In recent years, the Russian anti-terrorist forces have been very frequent in clearing IS. On March 3 this year, six IS militants were just eliminated in Ingushetia. On March 7, another terrorist attack plot against a synagogue in Moscow was uncovered, and guns, ammunition and improvised explosive devices prepared by IS members were seized.

　　However, it IS not the IS grass-roots organizations that have been active in Russian territory for a long time, but the khorasan province branch of IS (ISIS-K or ISKP) that claimed responsibility for this terrorist attack. This terrorist organization has long been active in Afghanistan and its border areas. The organization mentioned in the statement that Russia participated in the military operations against IS in Syria and Iraq.

　　Some Afghan experts analyzed that ISIS-K’s terrorists sent to the Middle East to participate in the war were basically eliminated because IS failed to be cleared by all countries in the world in the Middle East, so ISIS-K regarded its opponents who had participated in that war as its number one enemy.

　　Second, how is the Russian investigation progressing?

　　On March 23, local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin heard a report on the progress of the investigation of terrorist attacks.

　　According to Russian media reports, the Russian Federal Security Service said in the report that the terrorist attack was carefully planned in advance and the relevant Russian departments are trying to find out the whole truth of the incident.At present, 11 suspects involved in terrorist attacks have been arrested, and 4 of them are suspected of directly carrying out terrorist attacks.

　　It is reported that after the terrorist attacks, the above-mentioned suspects tried to flee to the border between Russia and Ukraine by car, and entered Ukraine. They were finally captured in the Oblast region and then taken to Moscow.

　　Meanwhile, the city of Moscow canceled all major events this weekend. Leningrad, Arkhangelsk and other places announced the cancellation of all cultural and entertainment activities. Russian railways, civil aviation and other departments also issued statements to strengthen security inspection from now on.

　　Third, the United States obtained information in advance?

　　At the same time that Russia cracked the terrorist attack plot against the synagogue in Moscow on March 7, the US Embassy in Russia issued a statement on its website saying:"It is reported that extremists are about to launch an attack on large gatherings (including concerts) in Moscow. The embassy is paying close attention to this and advises American citizens to avoid participating in large gatherings in the next 48 hours. "

　　On March 22, a White House spokesman once again said that in the past few weeks, the US Embassy in Russia and other NATO embassies have warned that the risk of terrorist attacks in Moscow and other parts of Russia has increased, but"I don’t think that the warning issued by the United States before refers to this specific attack."

　　Judging from the results, American intelligence has not attracted enough attention from the Russian authorities, and may even have the opposite effect.

　　During the Russian presidential election, the United States and its western allies launched a new round of public opinion war and diplomatic war against Russia specifically for the Russian presidential election. During this period, the two sides kept choking each other. The Russian authorities probably regarded the warning information issued by the United States as the content of the information war that the West tried to cause panic or confuse people in Russia. Therefore, they did not control or restrict a series of assembly activities after the presidential election, nor did they take any security review, spot check and alert actions for large-scale concerts, performances, competitions and other venues.

　　Fourth, what is the reaction of the international community?

　　On March 23rd, the Supreme Leader of president, China sent a message of condolence to Putin.On behalf of the government of China and the people of China, we express our deep condolences to the victims, sincere condolences to the injured and the families of the victims, and say that China opposes all forms of terrorism, strongly condemns terrorist attacks and firmly supports the Russian government’s efforts to safeguard national security and stability.

　　The UN Security Council also issued a statement on the same day,The terrorist attack in Moscow Concert Hall was "outrageous" and reiterated that any terrorist act is criminal and unreasonable.Urge all states to actively cooperate with that government of the Russian federation and other relevant authority in this regard in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant security Council resolutions.

　　In addition, countries including France, Pakistan, Turkey, Nicaragua, Iran, Venezuela, Italy, Colombia and Ecuador expressed their condemnation of this terrorist attack and their solidarity with Russia.

　　Terrorism is the public enemy of human society and the common target of the international community.

　　This terrorist attack,It is not only the tragedy of Moscow, but also the tragedy of all mankind.We look forward to catching the initiator at an early date and eliminating all forms of terrorism.

　　Wen | Dinggelong East