Tajikistan Detains Nine People In Connection With Deadly Moscow Attack.

Tajik authorities detained nine people this week in connection with the March 22 attack on a concert hall near Moscow, local media reported on March 29, citing a security source. All nine were reportedly detained in the Vahdat district in the Dushanbe outskirts on March 25. A separate source in Dushanbe told RFE/RL on March 29 there were several youths among the detainees. On March 26, a source at Tajik law-enforcement agencies told RFE/RL that six people were arrested on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack, but didn't provide further details. Russia said it had arrested 11 people the day after the attack, including four suspected gunmen, all Tajik citizens. Islamic State has said several times that it was responsible for the attack. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Tajik Service, click here .