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Russia says concert shooting may be linked to operation in Ukraine, TASS reports

Russia's investigative committee suggested that the recent concert hall shooting outside Moscow might be connected to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. According to TASS news agency, evidence pointing to this includes photographs found on a suspected shooter's mobile phone, depicting camouflaged individuals with the Ukrainian flag and a Ukrainian postal stamp, hinting at a potential link to Ukraine's "special military operation."

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Published April 05,2024
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Russia's investigative committee said on Friday that last month's concert hall shooting outside Moscow may have been linked to the country's "special military operation" in Ukraine, the TASS news agency reported.

The committee said it found photographs of camouflaged fighters with the Ukrainian flag on the mobile phone of one of the suspected shooters, as well those of a Ukrainian postal stamp, and considered them evidence of a possible link.