Russian court sentences perpetrators of 2024 concert hall attack to life imprisonment
A Russian court sentenced four men to life in prison for carrying out the 2024 Crocus City Hall concert attack near Moscow that killed 149 people and injured more than 600.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 02:01 | 12 March 2026
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced four perpetrators of the 2024 attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue to life in prison.
In a statement, the Second Western District Military Court said Shamsidin Fariduni, Dalerjon Mirzoev, Muhammadsobir Faizov, and Saidakrami Rachabalizoda were found guilty of carrying out the attack.
A total of 19 people are on trial, with the remaining 15 accused of aiding and abetting the perpetrators.
In March 2024, Fariduni, Mirzoev, Faizov, and Rachabalizoda carried out a coordinated terrorist attack against civilians at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Crocus City, Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast.
They entered the hall and opened fire. As a result, 149 people were killed and more than 600 concertgoers were injured by gunfire or suffered from burns, according to official figures.
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