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===Arrests===
===Arrests===
11 suspects were apprehended by Akhmat Special Forces, including the four who committed the murders in the auditorium. They attempted to evade a roadblock in [[Bryansk]] province, following a car chase and exchange of gunfire with [[law enforcement]] officers while heading for the Ukrainian border. A business card in the name of [[Dmytro Yarosh]] was found on them.<ref>[https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ukraines-neo-fascist-right-sector-leader-dmytro-yarosh-wanted-arrest-russia-1439958 Ukraine's Neo-Fascist Right Sector Leader Dmytro Yarosh 'Wanted' in Russia], Gianluca Mezzofiore, ''International Business Times'', 03/12/14. ibtimes.co.uk</ref> Yarosh is founder of the [[Pravy Sektor]] militia, number 2 on the Ukrainian Security Council, and an advisor to the head of the armed forces. Another nine suspects were arrested later in Tajikistan.
[[File:Proxy terrorist force structure.PNG|left|250px|thumb|Proxy terrorist organization structure.]]
In televised comments to a nation in mourning, President Vladimir Putin put the attack in the context of global terrorism saying it was a kind of 'demonstrative execution'. President Putin said "There is information about the preparation of an escape window for the murderers on the Ukrainian side"
Moscow authorities reported several were citizens of the Central Asian republic of [[Tajikistan]]. Using Muslim (Tajikistan) people to kill scores of Russians and then flee to Ukraine is a classic [[MI6]] scheme ([[UK]]) used for centuries to sow discord between usually brotherly people. The Russians would now be expected to hate all [[immigrant]]s from the [[Central Asia]]n “Stans” and even more hatred against Ukrainians. Representatives of the [[CIA]] created [[proxy war|proxy force]] [[ISIS-K]]<ref>McCarthy, Andrew C., [https://www.nationalreview.com/article/388990/khorosan-group-does-not-exist-andrew-c-mccarthy The Khorosan Group Does Not Exist]. nationalreview.com</ref> claimed responsibility.<ref>[https://theintercept.com/2014/09/28/u-s-officials-invented-terror-group-justify-bombing-syria/ THE FAKE TERROR THREAT USED TO JUSTIFY BOMBING SYRIA], [[Glenn Greenwald]], Murtaza Hussain, ''The Intercept'', September 28 2014. theintercept.com</ref> One of the terrorists revealed under interrogation that they were paid 500,000 rubles (USD $5,000). Another 500,000 was to be paid later after the attack.
RIA Novosti reported a video released showing one of the arrested terrorists, “The suspect gave his name, which sounds similar to Fariddun Shamsutdin, as well as his date of birth - 17 September 1998...He had arrived from [[Turkey]] on 4 March [2024]...The detainee said that his handlers contacted him a month ago via [[Telegram]] and provided him with [[weapon]]s...He was given the task of killing all the people in the hall and was offered about a million rubles for this...The defendant added that he committed the [[crime]] after a conversation with the preacher’s assistant". A second video showed another captured terrorist also confessing he received orders via the Telegram messaging service.
In March 2022, the recruitment of [[mercenaries]] by the Ukrainian embassies in Tajikistan and other countries were reported. Calls to join the "resistance to Russia" and join the ranks of the Ukrainian "International Legion" were openly published on the websites of the Ukrainian diplomatic department.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/03/zelensky-ukraine-16000-foreign-volunteers-russia/ Zelensky says 16,000 foreigners have volunteered to fight for Ukraine against Russian invasion], By Timothy Bella and Annabelle Timsit, ''Washington Post'', March 3, 2022. </ref>
Four more militants were arrested in Dagestan on March 31, 2024 under suspicion for their role in financing and providing equipment for the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack.
On March 2, 2025, the [[United States Justice Department]] under [[Attorney General]] [[Pam Bondi]] charged Mohammad Sharifullah, also known as “Jafar,” with providing and conspiring to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization resulting in death. After waiving his [[Miranda rights]], Sharifullah admitted that, on behalf of ISIS-K, he had shared instructions on how to use [[AK-47|AK-style rifles]] and other weapons to the Crocus Hall attackers. Sharifullah also admitted to recognizing two of the four arrested gunmen as those he had previously instructed.<ref>[[Department of Justice]] [https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-arrests-isis-k-attack-planner-role-killing-us-military-service-members-abbey Press Release United States Arrests ISIS-K Attack Planner for Role in Killing of U.S. Military Service Members at Abbey Gate, Afghanistan], March 5, 2025, Office of Public Affairs. www.justice.gov</ref>
On March 2, 2025, the [[United States Justice Department]] under [[Attorney General]] [[Pam Bondi]] charged Mohammad Sharifullah, also known as “Jafar,” with providing and conspiring to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization resulting in death. After waiving his [[Miranda rights]], Sharifullah admitted that, on behalf of ISIS-K, he had shared instructions on how to use [[AK-47|AK-style rifles]] and other weapons to the Crocus Hall attackers. Sharifullah also admitted to recognizing two of the four arrested gunmen as those he had previously instructed.<ref>[[Department of Justice]] [https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-arrests-isis-k-attack-planner-role-killing-us-military-service-members-abbey Press Release United States Arrests ISIS-K Attack Planner for Role in Killing of U.S. Military Service Members at Abbey Gate, Afghanistan], March 5, 2025, Office of Public Affairs. www.justice.gov</ref>