Russia to consider appeal on investigating ‘terrorist acts’ organized by West

ISTANBUL (AA) - Russia’s federal investigating authority on Wednesday announced that it will consider an appeal on the need to investigate “terrorist acts” by the West against Moscow.

A statement by the Russian Investigative Committee on Telegram said that the appeal was presented by lawmakers of the Russian State Duma, the lower house of the country’s parliament, as well as public figures.

Among the public figures concerned include Russian political scientist Alexander Dugin and former Ukrainian lawmaker Andrii Derkach.

The appeal also underlines the need to investigate the “organization and financing” of such acts by the US and other Western countries.

The appeal came after at least 139 people were killed and more than 360 were injured on March 22 when gunmen opened fire at Crocus City Hall in the city of Krasnogorsk in the Moscow region.

The Investigative Committee said it detained 11 people, including four perpetrators, in the border region of Bryansk, who were on their way to Ukraine.

Moscow's Basmanny District Court late Sunday charged the four perpetrators with terrorism and approved their pre-trial detentions until May 22.