• lennybird@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on affiliated channels on social media. A U.S. intelligence official told The Associated Press that U.S. intelligence agencies had learned the group’s branch in Afghanistan was planning an attack in Moscow and shared the information with Russian officials.

    Respect to USA for trying.

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        1 year ago

        It wouldn’t exactly be the first time he’d do something like this, although if this is the case it’d be quite extreme even for him.

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            1 year ago

            You’re not wrong, and he’s obviously using it to full effect either way, but it just boggles my mind a bit that they probably knew full well this’d happen and they let it, smack middle in Moscow of all places.

            It’s not exactly a good look no matter how much that demented fuck tries to spin it.

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      1 year ago

      “Dear USA pliese not to disturb Russian false fleg operetion. It cost many rubles to setup.”