Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, has not yet addressed the deadly Moscow concert hall attack in public. This incident was the bloodiest to occur in Russia in almost 20 years.
The director of Russia’s security service reportedly told Putin about the 11 arrests made today, including four individuals who were directly involved in the attack, according to the Kremlin.
One of his deputies stated that Putin has hoped for a quick recovery for those who have been hurt.
As the BBC’s security correspondent Gordon Corera says, Russian officials appear to have disregarded the US embassy’s earlier warning earlier this month that “extremists” had urgent plans to target mass gatherings in Moscow, including concerts.
And how did President Putin respond at that particular moment? “Open blackmail, an attempt to scare and destabilize [Russian] society,” was how he described the West’s warnings.
What is the head of the Kremlin thinking right now?