John Kirby: Currently no evidence of Kyiv’s involvement in Moscow shooting
The U.S. has said there is “no indication at this time” that Ukraine was behind the mass shooting at a concert hall in northwest Moscow on March 22 that has left at least 60 people dead and more than 140 injured, The Kyiv Independent reports.
Speaking at the White House, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said: “The images are just horrible and just hard to watch and our thoughts obviously are going to be with the victims of this terrible, terrible shooting attack."
He added there was "no indication at this time that Ukraine, or Ukrainians were involved in the shooting."
His comments drew an immediate response from the Kremlin, with Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova demanding the U.S. hand over any information it had on the attack.
"On what basis do officials in Washington draw any conclusions in the midst of a tragedy about someone's innocence?" she said.
The terrorist group Islamic State (IS) later claimed responsibility for the attack in a Telegram post, and U.S. intelligence officials confirmed the claim.
