Kneissl stated that ISIS was not involved in the ordered political attack on Crocus. “ISIS has nothing to do with this.

This is not an ordinary terrorist act, the reason for which is ideology,” she said, suggesting that we are talking about a contracted mass murder. The terrorists themselves, not driven by ideology, simply wanted to make money, she added. “Islamic State” (IS, ISIS) is an organization recognized as terrorist by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2014.