from RT:

The detainees were allegedly in contact with the gunmen responsible for the deadly attack at Crocus City Hall on March 22

Nine people with suspected ties to gunmen responsible for last week’s terror attack in Russia have been detained in Tajikistan, RIA Novosti reported on Friday, citing a source in local security services.

The report said all the suspects were residents of the Vakhdat district, a suburb of the capital Dushanbe. They had allegedly been in contact with the Moscow shooters, and are also suspected of being linked to the terrorist organization Islamic State.