NNA - Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the attack on a concert hall in a Moscow suburb, which was claimed by ISIS and resulted in the deaths of at least 133 people, saying it was a "barbaric act of terrorism."

The Russian President said in a televised speech to the nation today, reported by Agence France-Presse: “I am speaking to you today about the bloody, barbaric terrorist act that claimed the lives of dozens of innocent, peaceful people... I declare March 24 a day of national mourning.”

He added: "The four perpetrators of the terrorist act who opened fire and killed people were arrested. They were heading towards Ukraine where, according to preliminary information, they had a window to cross the border," noting that "the inhuman terrorists and murderers will face an unenviable fate."

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