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Senior Russian official says Ukraine behind Moscow attack

Russia says Moscow attackers got financial backing from Ukraine
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A senior Russian security official said Tuesday that Ukraine was behind the attack on a Moscow concert hall that left at least 139 people dead, news agencies reported.

“Of course, Ukraine,” said Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, answering a question on whether Kyiv or the Islamic State group, which claimed responsibility, was behind Friday’s attack.

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