Father and two sons who ‘sold their car to Moscow terrorists’ arrested

A father and his two sons have been identified as suspects in the massacre inMoscow.

Brothers, Aminchon and Dilovar Islomov, as well as their father Isroil Islomov, all of whom had worked in northwestern Russia’s Tver region, are accused of aiding and abetting terrorism.

Dilovar is the previous owner of a car that the assailants had allegedly used to get away from Crocus City Hall on Friday.

The 24-year-old told independent outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe that he had sold the vehicle – a white Renault with a black roof – just a week before the attack. 

He said: ‘I was shocked when I saw photographs [of the car at the crime scene].’

None of the three defendants admitted to being guilty during a Basmanny District Court hearing that took place behind closed doors yesterday.

A statement said: ‘With the aim of committing a terrorist act Shamsidin Fariduni involved Aminchon Islomov in the organised group no later than January 2024, and Dilovar Islomov no later than March 11, 2024.

‌’The investigation is requesting the court to arrest Aminchon Islomov, Dilovar Islomov and another suspect in the criminal case.’

Four suspects have been charged with committing an act of terrorism; with three of them – Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, 32, Saidakrami Rachabalizoda, 30, and Shamsidin Fariduni, 25 – pleading guilty to them.

All were led blindfolded into the courtroom with visible signs of torture on their bodies.

Armed with Kalashnikov ‘AK-74’ automatic weapons, the terrorists began shootingindiscriminately at civilians, with more than 500 rounds found at the scene by the investigators.

‌At least 139 people were killed and another 182 wounded in what is the deadliest attack in Russia since the 2004 Beslan school siege.

Vladimir Putin claimed in a public address yesterday for the first time that ‘radical Islamists’ committed the attack.

But the president added that Ukraine still may have played a role – insistence that ‘may come at the expense of Russian internal security and civilian lives,’ military analysts warned.

The Institute for the Study of War said the shooting was ‘highly consistent’ with the way the Islamic State carries out and claims attacks, adding that there is ‘no evidence’ to suggest any involvement by Ukraine.

Open-source evidence reveals it was in fact the result of ‘a significant Russian intelligence failure, not a conspiracy initiated by, or targeting, the Russian intelligence apparatus’, the ISW said.

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