Moscow terror attack suspects were going to Kiev for reward: Russia claims

MOSCOW: Russia’s Investigative Committee says it has found evidence that terrorists involved in the Moscow concert hall attack were planning to cross into Ukraine to collect their reward. “On the instructions of a coordinator, after committing the crime the terrorists drove in a car to the Russian-Ukrainian border, in order to later cross it and, upon reaching Kiev, receive a reward,” the Investigative Committee said on its Telegram on Friday. A man helped coordinate the activities of terrorists after the attack on the concert venue in a message sent on Telegram, Xinhua news agency reported. The committee also said that a ninth suspect linked to the attack was detained on Friday.