Moscow Attack: People place flowers at a memorial outside Crocus City Hall in Moscow on Sunday

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Russia held a day of mourning Sunday after an attack at a concert venue near Moscow left at least 137 dead — including 3 children.

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the massacre, which saw armed assailants storm the Crocus City Hall as crowds gathered to see the band Picnic. Nearly a dozen people have been detained in connection with the attack, according to authorities.

Among them, four suspected gunmen have been charged with committing a terrorist act, which under the Russian Criminal Code is punishable by up to life imprisonment. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said, with no evidence, that the suspects planned to flee into Ukraine. Ukraine has denied any connection

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