Moscow attack: Russia charges 4 men with act of terrorism

Russia has formally charged four people with "terrorist" acts after gunmen attacked a Moscow concert hall, reports BBC.

The four were named as Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, Shamsidin Fariduni and Muhammadsobir Fayzov.

On Sunday (March 24), they were taken to a Moscow court with serious injuries. Among them, the photos of the two have also been published.

A court statement on the Telegram messaging service said Mirzoyev was a citizen of Tajikistan and "admitted his guilt in full". Rachabalizoda also "admitted guilt", it said.

All four are to be held in pre-trial detention until at least 22 May, the court added.

The men were arrested hours after four gunmen on Friday night stormed the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, a northern Moscow suburb, and began firing on some of the estimated 6,000 people who were attending a rock concert. The attackers also set fires which engulfed the venue and caused the roof to collapse.

Russian authorities said 137 people were killed and more than 100 injured.