CAIRO, March 23 (Reuters) - Islamic State released on Saturday a photo of what it said were the four attackers behind a shooting rampage that killed at least 143 people in a concert hall near Moscow on Friday, the militant group’s Amaq news agency said on Telegram.

“The attack comes within the context of a raging war between the Islamic State and countries fighting Islam,” Amaq added in a statement citing security sources.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack but there were indications that Russia was pursuing a Ukrainian link, despite emphatic denials from Ukrainian officials that Kyiv had anything to do with it.

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    8 months ago

    If ISIS wanted to get noticed they would attack Israel.

    This attack is very out of place and feeds into the many rumors out there.

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      8 months ago

      Russia has been part of the coalition fighting ISIS for a long time, it would make sense for them to be a target