Putin says the gunmen who carried out concert attack were Islamic extremists

He again refrained from mentioning IS in his remarks on Monday

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressees the nation (Russian Presidential Press Service via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the gunmen who carried out the concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people in Moscow last week were “radical Islamists”.

Speaking in a meeting with government officials, Mr Putin said the killings were carried out by extremists “whose ideology the Islamic world has been fighting for centuries”.