Islamic State calls on supporters to target ‘crusaders’ everywhere, especially in US, Europe and Israel

“I pray to God that we can reach Palestine so we can fight face to face with the Jews in this never-ending religious war,” he said.

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More than 130 people killed in Moscow concert attack; Russia indicts four men on terrorism charges

More than 130 people killed in Moscow concert attack; Russia indicts four men on terrorism charges

Eleven people were arrested within 24 hours after the shooting, and eight of them, including the four suspected gunmen, are in pretrial detention. Seven are from Tajikistan in Central Asia, and one is from Kyrgyzstan.

The world must watch out for the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Moscow

The Kremlin on Thursday told Telegram owner Pavel Durov to be more careful after the messaging app was allegedly used to recruit armed groups that attacked concert halls.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian media site Life that there are no plans to block the messaging app, which is a major news outlet in Russia and around the world, but Durov should be more careful. said.

“We look forward to more attention from Pavel Durov, because this unique and amazing resource from a technological point of view is actually growing before the eyes of our generation. It is increasingly becoming a tool in the hands of terrorists, for terrorist purposes,” Peskov said.

Durov said in a subsequent Telegram post that steps were taken immediately to stop the proliferation of unknown users posting messages that seemed to call for new acts of violence.

“As a result, tens of thousands of attempts to send such messages were intercepted, and thousands of users who participated in this flash mob faced permanent blocking of their Telegram accounts,” Durov wrote. Ta.

Durov said that starting next week, users will be able to limit the number of people they can send private messages to, and artificial intelligence mechanisms will be introduced to filter unwanted communications.

“Telegram is not the place for spam or calls for violence,” Durov wrote.

RIA state news agency said the attackers were scouted through extremist channels on Telegram belonging to the Islamic State group Khorasan (Isis-K).

Durov’s net worth is estimated at $15.5 billion, according to Forbes magazine.