IS group says four fighters carried out Moscow attack

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The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group said Saturday four of its militants carried out an attack on a concert hall in a Moscow suburb that Russian authorities said killed at least 133 people...

"The attack was carried out by four IS fighters armed with machine guns, a pistol, knives and firebombs," IS said on one of its Telegram channels...

The militant group said its fighters killed "dozens of Christians" as part of its "raging war" with countries it said were fighting Islam...

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