Putin vows to punish those behind Russia concert massacre

At least three children were among those killed in the attack on Friday night at the hall in Krasnogorsk, Russian authorities said

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressees the nation in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia said on Saturday it had arrested all four gunmen suspected of carrying out a shooting massacre in a concert hall near Moscow, and President Vladimir Putin pledged to track down and punish those behind the attack.

Militant Islamist group Islamic State claimed responsibility for Friday's rampage but there were indications that Russia was pursuing a Ukrainian link, despite emphatic denials from Ukrainian officials that Kyiv had anything to do with it.