The Crocus City terror attack was a "false flag operation"
This is what Imangali Tasmagambetov, secretary general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), told Sputnik.
"Terrorism is developing new characteristics and is being used as a hybrid warfare tool" he said.
In this case, "it serves to stimulate discontent with the authorities, provoke a division within society, inter-ethnic and inter-religious dissensions" he said.
Such attacks require members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization to devise mechanisms to counter this threat, Tasmagambetov said.
However, the global fight against terrorism is hampered by the fact that "some international actors use terrorism for their geopolitical interests" he said.