05:21The father of Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, one of the Crocus City Hall attack suspects, denied his son’s alleged links to ISIS, speaking in an interview in the Galakhona village of Tajikistan’s Rudaki district on Monday.
According to the man, his son 'didn’t go to the mosque at all' and 'didn’t read the Quran either.'
He added that on March 20, Mirzoyev called his mother and told her that he was going to return to Tajikistan due to lack of work in Novosibirsk, where he lived and had temporary registration.
"Yes, he worked in Novosibirsk. He said there were no jobs there, and wanted to come to Tajikistan. He said he would be there until [March] 24," the father said.
He also mentioned that Mirzoyev left for Russia in 2012, where he worked as a taxi driver.
In conclusion, he said that his son 'would have never gone for this terrorist attack.'
"Ask all the neighbours - he was not that kind of person. I can’t comprehend," the man added.
Late on March 22, unidentified individuals dressed in military fatigues opened fire in the Crocus City Hall, a 6,000-seat multipurpose concert hall where a Russian rock band was set to perform. A massive fire broke out in the building shortly after.
At the time of publication, 144 people were reported to have been killed and 551 injured. A number of suspects were captured and remanded in custody until May 22 on charges of 'terrorism'.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described the attack as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address on March 23, adding that the suspects had been detained close to the border.
"They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border," Putin said.
On Monday, he said that 'radical Islamists' were responsible but also hit out at the US for 'trying through various channels to convince its satellites and other countries of the world that, according to their intelligence, there is allegedly no trace of Kiev in the Moscow terrorist attack'.
"We want to know who ordered it," he added, while the Russian Investigative Committee subsequently said it had evidence of links to 'Ukrainian nationalists'.
Ukraine has not responded to the committee's latest claims at the time of publication. Following the attack, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement.
US national security spokesperson John Kirby called the Russian Investigative Committee's allegations 'nonsense and propaganda'. Earlier, the United States claimed that it was a ' terrorist attack that was conducted by ISIS' and that there was 'absolutely no evidence that the government of Ukraine had anything to do with this attack'.
'He didn't go to the mosque at all' - Father of Crocus City Hall attacker Mirzoyev denies son's alleged ISIS affiliation
The father of Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, one of the Crocus City Hall attack suspects, denied his son’s alleged links to ISIS, speaking in an interview in the Galakhona village of Tajikistan’s Rudaki district on Monday.
According to the man, his son 'didn’t go to the mosque at all' and 'didn’t read the Quran either.'
He added that on March 20, Mirzoyev called his mother and told her that he was going to return to Tajikistan due to lack of work in Novosibirsk, where he lived and had temporary registration.
"Yes, he worked in Novosibirsk. He said there were no jobs there, and wanted to come to Tajikistan. He said he would be there until [March] 24," the father said.
He also mentioned that Mirzoyev left for Russia in 2012, where he worked as a taxi driver.
In conclusion, he said that his son 'would have never gone for this terrorist attack.'
"Ask all the neighbours - he was not that kind of person. I can’t comprehend," the man added.
Late on March 22, unidentified individuals dressed in military fatigues opened fire in the Crocus City Hall, a 6,000-seat multipurpose concert hall where a Russian rock band was set to perform. A massive fire broke out in the building shortly after.
At the time of publication, 144 people were reported to have been killed and 551 injured. A number of suspects were captured and remanded in custody until May 22 on charges of 'terrorism'.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described the attack as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address on March 23, adding that the suspects had been detained close to the border.
"They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border," Putin said.
On Monday, he said that 'radical Islamists' were responsible but also hit out at the US for 'trying through various channels to convince its satellites and other countries of the world that, according to their intelligence, there is allegedly no trace of Kiev in the Moscow terrorist attack'.
"We want to know who ordered it," he added, while the Russian Investigative Committee subsequently said it had evidence of links to 'Ukrainian nationalists'.
Ukraine has not responded to the committee's latest claims at the time of publication. Following the attack, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement.
US national security spokesperson John Kirby called the Russian Investigative Committee's allegations 'nonsense and propaganda'. Earlier, the United States claimed that it was a ' terrorist attack that was conducted by ISIS' and that there was 'absolutely no evidence that the government of Ukraine had anything to do with this attack'.
The father of Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, one of the Crocus City Hall attack suspects, denied his son’s alleged links to ISIS, speaking in an interview in the Galakhona village of Tajikistan’s Rudaki district on Monday.
According to the man, his son 'didn’t go to the mosque at all' and 'didn’t read the Quran either.'
He added that on March 20, Mirzoyev called his mother and told her that he was going to return to Tajikistan due to lack of work in Novosibirsk, where he lived and had temporary registration.
"Yes, he worked in Novosibirsk. He said there were no jobs there, and wanted to come to Tajikistan. He said he would be there until [March] 24," the father said.
He also mentioned that Mirzoyev left for Russia in 2012, where he worked as a taxi driver.
In conclusion, he said that his son 'would have never gone for this terrorist attack.'
"Ask all the neighbours - he was not that kind of person. I can’t comprehend," the man added.
Late on March 22, unidentified individuals dressed in military fatigues opened fire in the Crocus City Hall, a 6,000-seat multipurpose concert hall where a Russian rock band was set to perform. A massive fire broke out in the building shortly after.
At the time of publication, 144 people were reported to have been killed and 551 injured. A number of suspects were captured and remanded in custody until May 22 on charges of 'terrorism'.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described the attack as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address on March 23, adding that the suspects had been detained close to the border.
"They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border," Putin said.
On Monday, he said that 'radical Islamists' were responsible but also hit out at the US for 'trying through various channels to convince its satellites and other countries of the world that, according to their intelligence, there is allegedly no trace of Kiev in the Moscow terrorist attack'.
"We want to know who ordered it," he added, while the Russian Investigative Committee subsequently said it had evidence of links to 'Ukrainian nationalists'.
Ukraine has not responded to the committee's latest claims at the time of publication. Following the attack, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement.
US national security spokesperson John Kirby called the Russian Investigative Committee's allegations 'nonsense and propaganda'. Earlier, the United States claimed that it was a ' terrorist attack that was conducted by ISIS' and that there was 'absolutely no evidence that the government of Ukraine had anything to do with this attack'.