MOSCOW, March 12, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A Russian court will on Thursday sentence the gunmen of a Moscow concert hall attack that killed 150 people two years ago -- the country's deadliest in 20 years -- with 15 men facing possible life terms. The attack came two years into Moscow's war in Ukraine, with Russia -- bogged down by the offensive -- dismissing US warnings of an imminent attack. - Deadliest attack since Beslan -The four attackers -- aged 20 to 31 at the time -- were working as a taxi driver, factory worker and in construction. Hours after the attack, Russia brought them to court with signs of torture -- including one barely conscious in a wheelchair. The Crocus attack was the deadliest in Russia since the 2004 Beslan school siege, which claimed the lives of 334 people, mostly children.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 12, 2026 03:49 UTC