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The Crocus City Hall is a popular concert hall in the outskirts of Moscow which has the capacity to host thousands of people. On the evening of March 22, a group of masked gunmen entered the hall and opened fire on the unarmed crowd. A fire swept parts of the building after the attackers threw a grenade or other explosives. A day later, authorities confirmed that at least 133 people were killed and hundreds more injured in the attack. The Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K), the Afghanistan-based arm of the Sunni terrorist group, claimed responsibility for the attack.

What is the Islamic State-Khorasan? Why did they attack Moscow? What is their history with the Taliban?

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