{
  "id": 8044393,
  "title": "U.S. sentences militant who instructed terrorists in Moscow’s 2024 Crocus City Hall attack to 20 years in prison",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/u-s-sentences-militant-who-instructed-terrorists-in-moscows-2024",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T14:41:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Insider",
    "slug": "the-insider",
    "url": "https://theins.press/en/news/297229"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A U.S. federal court has sentenced Mohammad Sharifullah, an Afghan national whom investigators link to the March 22, 2024 attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall concert venue, to 20 years in prison. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Sharifullah worked on behalf of the Islamic State–Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) while passing instructions to the attackers on how to use Kalashnikov-style…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "U.S. sentences ISIS-K member who aided Moscow concert hall attackers to 20 years in prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/u-s-sentences-isis-k-member-who-aided-moscow-concert-hall-attackers",
        "published": "2026-09-17T11:34:57.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}