Police Detain Official Of Russian Mine Where 13 Workers Remain Trapped [Video]

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman refused to answer a question regarding indications that the four suspects in the deadly terrorist attack on a concert hall outside of Moscow may have been abused during and after their detention.

“I am leaving this question without an answer,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on March 25 after a journalist asked him about the “visible signs of violence” on the suspects when they appeared in court the previous day.

Peskov praised the country’s security forces generally, saying they were “working tirelessly and are countering all threats, all challenges facing our country.”

He added that Putin would meet with senior officials later on March 25 to discuss the investigation into the March 22 attack, which left 139 people dead and more than 180 injured. Nearly 100 people remain hospitalized.

The Defense Ministry reported on March 25 that the state award called For Courage and the military …