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Why Russia’s Vast Security Services Fell Short on Deadly Attack
The factors behind the failure to prevent a terrorist attack include a distrust of foreign intelligence, a focus on Ukraine and a distracting political crackdown at home.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 5 Chinese Workers in Pakistan
The attack comes amid a spate of terror attacks in Pakistan, as the country’s faltering ties to the Taliban affect regional security.
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Tuesday Briefing
“Radical Islamists” attacked Moscow, Vladimir Putin acknowledges.
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Ukrainians Shun Kremlin Suggestions Their Country Was Behind Moscow Attack
Officials and ordinary citizens say Russia is blaming Ukraine in order to shore up support for its war in Ukraine and escalate the fighting there.
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Monday Briefing
What the terrorist attack means for Russia.
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As Russia Mourns Attack Victims, State Media Intensifies Blame of Ukraine
News outlets were trying to counter U.S. assessments that the deadly assault on the concert hall near Moscow was the work of an offshoot of the Islamic State.
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ISIS Affiliate Linked to Moscow Attack Has Global Ambitions
The Islamic State in Khorasan is active in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran and has set its sights on Europe and beyond.
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In Russia, Fingers Point Anywhere but at ISIS for Concert Hall Attack
Russian state media pushed the idea that Ukraine was the obvious culprit, but at least three of the four suspects charged on Sunday are from the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan.
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Monday Briefing: Two Charged in Moscow Attack
Plus, the hotel guest who wouldn’t leave.
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Amid Questions About Security Failures, Russian State Media Focus on a Different Narrative
As Russia mourned the victims of the worst terrorist attack in the Moscow area in more than two decades on Sunday, differing narratives about the attack were spreading and taking hold in the country. The attack late Friday on a concert hall near ...
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