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[Regnum] One of the perpetrators of the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall concert hall near Moscow had to be taken down from a tree after a chase in order to detain him. This was stated in court by a law enforcement officer who testified as a witness in the case.
“The terrorist who had fled into the forest was taken down from the tree; the tree had to be cut down, he didn’t want to get down on his own,” RIA Novosti quoted a participant in the process as saying.
In addition, the traffic police officers who were chasing the perpetrators of the terrorist attack also testified in court. According to them, during the pursuit, the criminals' car drove into the oncoming lane and crashed into another car. After which the criminals scattered in the direction of the forest, where they were detained.
The terrorist attack in Crocus took place on the evening of March 22, 2024. The attackers broke into the building, opened fire on people, and then started a fire. As a result of the terrorist attack, 149 people were killed, one is missing, and 609 citizens were injured. Four terrorists were detained the next day in the Bryansk region, 100 km from the Ukrainian border. During the investigation, they admitted that the terrorist attack was organized by the Ukrainian special services. The organizers were put on the wanted list.
The case is being heard by the Second Western District Military Court. The trial is being held behind closed doors. Three of the perpetrators of the terrorist attack in Crocus, Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Shamsiddin Fariduni and Muhammadsobir Faizov (all individuals included in the Russian Federation list of terrorists and extremists) fully admitted their guilt. The fourth perpetrator of the terrorist attack, Rachabalizoda Murodali (an individual included in the Russian Federation list of terrorists and extremists), partially admitted his guilt.
According to the case materials, traffic police officers fired more than 30 times at the Renault car, in which the four perpetrators of the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall were trying to escape, before they managed to stop it. At first, the first crew member opened fire, but after the ammunition was used up, the second crew began shooting. The policemen punctured all four tires of the terrorists' car. Only after that did it begin to lose speed, collided with an oncoming car and stopped.
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